Scores of New York School Districts Report Using Discredited Reading Curricula

New York state's Back to Basics law aimed to improve literacy by mandating phonics-based instruction but has found that over 130 districts still use discredited balanced literacy curricula. This discrepancy could disproportionately affect students of color and those from low-income families, hindering efforts to close the reading proficiency gap.

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