by Ty Davison | Dec 18, 2025 | News & Commentary
Oregon has a student literacy crisis. Is teaching future teachers the way out? – Salem Reporter: The panel recommended more research-backed teaching methods in college curriculums by next fall, to better reflect decades of findings about how human brains best...
by Ty Davison | Dec 11, 2025 | News & Commentary
Students at Highland get reading help through new tutoring program – Salem Reporter: Highland is the first Salem elementary school to get an intensive reading tutoring program that’s been helping kids in the Portland area for 25 years. I don’t know whether to...
by Ty Davison | Nov 21, 2025 | News & Commentary
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is frequently called “the Nation’s Report Card.” It’s the most reliable source for comparable state-by-state education performance in the US. The latest results, which measure 4th and 8th grade reading and math,...
by Ty Davison | Nov 14, 2025 | News & Commentary
Q&A: Why Oregon’s kids too often struggle to read – Salem Reporter: The facts are damning. Oregon comes in last among the 50 states for fourth grade reading scores, adjusted for demographics, according to the Urban Institute, and 49th for eighth grade...
by Ty Davison | Nov 13, 2025 | News & Commentary
APA PsycNet FullTextHTML page: This randomized trial tests the idea that nurturing coping flexibility through a social and emotional learning intervention, Passport, will improve children’s mental health. We find that this is not the case and conclude that it is not...
