Hollywood to the Rescue | ’Science of Reading’ Laws | Opaque Assessments

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Actor?Matthew McConaughey wants to help your school. He has launched an initiative to help schools apply for $1 billion in new federal school-safety grants. Among the supports offered are grant writers to help complete those complicated, laborious applications.

A new report analyzes the?“science of reading” laws?states passed between 2019 and 2022. What it found: new requirements for teacher professional and preservice learning, but not much support for broad system change.

Finally, how effective are all those?“interim assessments”?that private companies market to schools? It’s a mystery.

Read on for these and more of our most popular stories.

1. How Matthew McConaughey Will Make It Easier for Schools to Get Safety Grants
2. What ‘Science of Reading’ Laws Emphasize—And What They Omit
3. ‘Interim’ Tests Are Used Everywhere. Are They Good Measures of Student Progress?
4. College Board Revisits Contentious Decisions, Edits to AP African American Studies Course
5. A Student Lampooned His Principal on Instagram and Got Suspended. Now, He’s Suing
6. Teachers’ Skills Took a Hit During the Pandemic, Too, Report Says
7. Auditors Are on the Hunt for ESSER Fraud. 5 Things to Know

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