Scores of New York School Districts Report Using Discredited Reading…

Scores of New York School Districts Report Using Discredited Reading…

When Governor Kathy Hochul unveiled her signature literacy legislation in 2024, she stressed that New York was late to the game — calling it “embarrassing” that Connecticut, New Jersey, and other states had already embraced phonics-based instruction. New York schools had fallen behind the national curve, she said, and had been teaching students how to read the wrong way.A large reason for that, she emphasized, is that under state law, districts …