Which States Have Passed 'Science of Reading' Laws? What's in ...

40 states and the District of Columbia have passed laws or implemented new policies related to evidence-based reading instruction since 2013.

Which States Have Science of Reading Laws in 2024?

As of August 2024, 39 states and the District of Columbia have passed laws and policies on evidence-based reading practices in schools.

The 'Science of Reading' in 2024: 5 State Initiatives to Watch

Over the past decade, 37 states and the District of Columbia have passed laws or other policies related to evidence-based reading instruction.

After Sold a Story, more states spell out reading instruction

Indiana and West Virginia have been the most forceful in their overhaul of reading instruction. Both states now require schools to use curricula ...

Legislatures Lead the Way With 'Science of Reading' Approach

From 2012-18, only one or two states passed science of reading legislation each year; the number ticked up in 2019, with eight states passing ...

Policymakers and State Education Agencies - The Reading League

Which states have passed 'Science of Reading' laws? What's in these laws? The Perfect Storm: Mississippi's Momentum for Improving Reading Achievement.

State of the States: Five Policy Actions to Strengthen Implementation ...

Ohio's new law requires audits of their reading programs to be done for every institution every four years, with summaries of the findings made public. Few ...

How the 'science of reading' movement took over US schools

More than 40 states have passed laws during the past five years to reform reading instruction to be more aligned with cognitive research.

With 'science of reading' laws, states eye turnaround in recent trends

Laws in Indiana, Wisconsin and other states are revamping schools' reading instructional strategies and promoting (sometimes requiring) approaches that adhere ...

Science of Reading Legislation and Implementation State Scan |

CCSSO is committed to supporting states in learning from one another and much of this starts with having a clear picture of what each state is doing. Other ...

New Report Highlights States that Are at the Vanguard of ... - The 74

Third, Mississippi and Tennessee ensure that teachers and students get high-quality instructional tools grounded in the science of reading.

19 states lack strong policies to support science of reading, NCTQ ...

On the other hand, the council identified 12 states, including Florida, Virginia and Colorado, with “strong” policies that build teacher ...

Reading Reform Across America: A Survey of State Legislation

Assessment is prioritized, yet comprehensive supports for students receive limited attention. Only two states, Florida and Michigan, enacted bills extensively ...

New Analysis of State Reading Legislation Reveals Most Ambitious ...

Legislation is bipartisan and state-driven. Comprehensive reading laws have been enacted in both traditionally conservative and traditionally ...

Which States Have Passed 'Science of Reading' Laws? What's in ...

The legislative movement gained steam after Mississippi passed a series of laws, starting in 2013, that overhauled the state's approach to ...

States have passed similar laws and seen scores soar. But what is ...

Iowa is the only state in the nation that does not require teachers to pass a reading instruction competency test to earn an education degree or ...

Science of Reading Legislation Moves Forward

A record number of proposals supporting the Science of Reading (SoR) moved forward in state legislatures this year with major initiatives passing in Ohio, ...

The new “science of reading” movement, explained - Vox

Since 2019, 45 states and Washington, DC, have passed at least one bill related to reforming reading instruction. The new rules apply to areas ...

Indiana mandates “science of reading” curriculum - Chalkbeat

A new state law, which passed with bipartisan support and was signed by Gov. Eric Holcomb on May 4, requires school districts to adopt a curriculum that's ...

Why Did States Take This Long To Use Science-Backed Reading ...

Since 2013, Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana have all passed legislation mandating that teachers be trained in the "science of reading"— ...