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7 months agoEducation
Walters: California should stop tolerating so many K-12 kids struggling to read
California's students are not performing well in reading and math, with fewer than half meeting standards in English language skills and only a third meeting those in mathematics.
California has historically spurned phonics-based instruction, opting for trendy teaching methods instead, but evidence shows that phonics produces better results. [ more ]