Ohio's $168 Million Science of Reading Initiative Gains Early Teacher Endorsement
In Columbus, Ohio, educators appear to be supporting Governor Mike DeWine’s revised strategy for promoting literacy education. According to a recent survey, 68% of Ohio's early elementary schoolteachers view the state-required science of reading instruction positively. However, these educators often add supplementary programs, which sometimes do not align with the state’s guidelines. The Thomas B. Fordham Institute, which functions as both an educational policy organization and a sponsor for charter schools, commissioned Johns Hopkins University’s Institute for Education Policy to carry out the study during the previous autumn. According to state legislation, conventional public schools along with charters were mandated to start incorporating science-based literacy instruction into their curriculum when this academic year commenced. READ MORE: Ohio Schools Revamping Literacy Instruction Based on Reading Science This Year Questionnaires were distributed to a...