Yes: Senate Bill 488 (2021) requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to revise literacy standards; as of 2026, new teachers will be required to take a performance assessment. Barely: The state ...

Michigan ranks 44th in the nation in terms of fourth grade reading readiness scores. Gov. Whitmer proposed $600 million in her budget to tackle literacy. State early childhood experts celebrate the ...

Research shows that reading successfully by the end of third grade is a significant predictor of longer-term school success. And, early reading difficulties lead to long-term consequences, such as ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom confirmed Thursday that the state budget will include hundreds of millions of dollars to fund legislation needed to achieve a comprehensive statewide approach to early ...