And no one calling it a "miracle" to draw out internet haters!

All good reasons to shift our focus toward the Bayou State as the Mississippi mistrust remains rampant.

Hope you have caught my latest.

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Seidenberg could go further, & note role of organizations like the Reading League in elevating Kilpatrick & Moats as patron saints. And fragmentation of our K-12 system, leaving districts to figure things out for themselves, enabling influencers. These American overcorrections happened for reasons.

The US Science of Reading movement had prominent influencers (Kilpatrick & Moats, plus the widely-promoted products Heggerty and LETRS training) promoting philosophies about PA which are poorly-supported by research.

NYC enrollment is down 12% since 2019, which is huge in a sector that has a difficult time contracting (closing schools, shedding staff). Mamdani can’t afford further declines.

I also believe advocates for advanced academics need to expand their focus to promote reforms that reach all students.

Note the difference between the choices in Southern Surge states and the Peach state.

Here is some quick clarification on the differences between MA content standards and curriculum, to connect @daisychristo.bsky.social’s points.

CKLA curriculum & content framework are different. See attached timeline.

I am not an expert on MA in the 1990s, but I know CKLA was not yet available.

This story has many national implications, starting with the tendency of other states to follow MA's lead on education.

We should still have books at the heart of ELA. We just need the right instructional models.