Siyamak sits down with Gloria Romero, who was the majority leader of California’s state Senate and is the chair of the Education Committee today. She explains how Los Angeles public schools will be impacted by the recent deal they made with the unions and why the public education system is struggling in California. “Contracts are…
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Alarming Rate of Failure in New Literacy and Numeracy Exams in New Zealand
A pilot program for a new literacy and numeracy high school assessment in New Zealand has revealed the alarming deterioration in education standards, demonstrating an urgent need for education reform, according to an expert. New Zealand’s National Certificate of Education Achievement (NCEA), the qualification for senior secondary school students, is undergoing changes to ensure results…
Free Reads Through Community Deeds
April 12, 2022
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From the time I learned to read, libraries have been a sanctuary. As an adult, I have made my way with words, writing magazine articles and a few books. So, when I recently moved to a small neighborhood in Southwest Portland, Ore., I became fascinated by the number and variety of boxes located throughout the…
Learning How to Read Is a Fundamental Human Right
March 2, 2022
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Commentary If you don’t learn how to read in school, you won’t learn much of anything else. This statement sounds harsh, but it is the truth. Reading is a foundational skill in a modern country, and it is necessary for every professional occupation, whether blue collar or white collar. Anyone who lacks the ability to…
Canadian Students’ Decline in Writing, Thinking Skills Amid Rise of Ideological Education Worries Profs
Some Canadian political science professors are concerned about their students’ inability to write good essays due to poor knowledge and literacy and the ideological bent in academia. Travis Smith, a political science professor at Concordia University in Montreal, said he and his colleagues began noticing a “precipitous decline” in the quality of students’ writing roughly…
Australian Boys Are Falling Behind in School NAPLAN Results Reveal
Boys are falling behind girls in every category of literacy and numeracy at every school level, according to the 2021 NAPLAN results. The worst performing category overall was in Year 9 writing, with one-in-five boys (23.4 percent) failing to meet the minimum national standards (band 6), compared to the one-in-ten of girls (11.9 percent). More girls…
Literacy and the Golden Apples of Grade One
Commentary Sept. 8 is International Literacy Day, and as we head into a new school year, it’s timely to reflect on the centrality of literacy in education. My wife teaches grade one, and, as with all primary teachers, one of the most critical aspects of her job is ensuring that her pupils become readers. Countless…
Australia is Becoming Less Literate as Writing and Literacy Standards Drop Significantly
July 27, 2021
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Australian literacy levels have been in freefall since the turn of the century, and this has resulted in underprepared school leavers and a decline in teacher expertise, according to an analysis by the Centre of Independent Studies. In their latest paper, authors Deidre Clary and Fiona Mueller found that one in five Year 9 students…
Literacy Efforts Recognized With Congressional Award
May 27, 2021
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—The Literacy Project, headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif., has been awarded special congressional recognition for its work battling illiteracy in the community. Congressman Ken Calvert (R-CA) presented the award May 26 to Literacy Project Foundation founder and volunteer chief executive Sue Grant during a ceremony held at The Mission Inn in Riverside. Founded…
Victorian COVID-19 Lockdowns Cause Kids to Fall Behind in School
April 21, 2021
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Education experts are calling for calm after it was revealed that many children in Victoria have fallen behind their peers, with some as old as seven starting the school year without knowing the alphabet. To help, the Victorian state government has employed more than 5000 tutors in schools to help kids catch back up after…
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