Reading gains in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana are often touted, but don’t show full picture of literacy
- Written by Brittany Adams, Assistant Professor of Literacy Education, University of Alabama
A fourth grade teacher leads a small group of students in a reading exercise in March 2023 at Tuskegee Public School in Tuskegee, Ala.Julie Bennett/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesDespite decades of legislation meant to boost children’s reading levels, literacy scores have remained relatively stagnant across the U.S. over the past 30...