cognitive process of decoding symbols to derive meaning; a form of language processing
Rachelle Peterson writes for the Federalist about a piece of legislation that would boost student learning. Kids hardly read anymore, for pleasure or for school, so it’s no wonder reading…
Scores on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) were released on Jan. 29. Across the country, many hoped to see signs that students were recovering from pandemic learning…
Introduction North Carolina spends billions each year on K–12 public education. Is the money being spent wisely? Answering that question involves informal as well as formal processes. Informally, parents render…
For years, North Carolina has been awash in bad news about kids and reading. Too many kids are finding it difficult to read. What’s even worse is that teachers don’t have…
Jeremy Adams writes for the Federalist about one downside of smartphones. It turns out that even “elite college students” can’t muster the cerebral capacity and mental acuity to read books.…
Ian Tuttle writes for National Review Online about a disturbing trend at elite American universities. The Atlantic’s November cover story, “The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books,” is a…
Editors at Issues and Insights question the media’s lack of curiosity about our 46th president’s activities. Time was when the elite media class obsessed over how many and what books…
The long-anticipated 2022 math and reading scores from National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) have been released. As expected, the NAEP scores, commonly known as the nation’s report card, were not…
While newly released data show four-year graduation rates for North Carolina public schools are comparable to pre-pandemic rates, there are deeper concerns about what knowledge and skills students have when…
Jenna Robinson of the Martin Center offers ideas for last-minute Christmas gifts. One of my favorite projects at the Martin Center is the cultivation of our higher education library. So…
North Carolina state government ended the last budget year with a revenue surplus of almost $900 million. That’s more than $200 million more than officials had expected just three months…
Don Carrington reports for Carolina Journal Online on the impact of a recent suicide on investigation of embezzlement from a Triad-based economic development group. Kristen Blair’s Daily Journal highlights the…