Amid Literacy Push, Many States Still Don’t Prepare Teachers for Success, Report Finds

Most states have revised their strategies for teaching children to read over the last half-decade, a reflection of both long-held frustration with slow academic progress and newer concerns around COVID-related learning loss. An attempt to incorporate evidence-based insights into everyday school practice, the nationwide campaign has been touted as a promising development for student achievement.But many states don’t adequately train or help teachers to carry out those ambitious plans, according to a new analysis.