This is the 12th story in an occasional series on a dramatic national push to revamp the teaching of reading in the earliest grades. This special report has examined how California, despite ...

Maryland students test results from last school year are in while a controversial state reading policy that could retain third graders for not meeting the mark in literacy is still out for updates.

One boy, now 12, said he still struggles with feeling "stupid" after his experience with Tennessee's reading law in 2023.