DuBOIS — Excitement and drama once again filled Hiller Auditorium at Penn State DuBois for the 34th annual Senior Scholastic Challenge. Students from six high schools in the region came
Reported Incidents for Nov. 2-8 1900 blk. of Fremont Dr, Preston Gribble, 32, was arrested for an outstanding arrest warrant. 300 blk. of North 15th St, Dominick Condoluci, 59, was issued an arrest summons for Third Degree Criminal Trespass. 3100 blk. of Highway 50, Kristain Holand, 22, of Florence, was issued an arrest summons for […]
A nonprofit group is trying to stop a new state law requiring “the science of reading,” underscoring how money and ideology influence the national debate.
The battle over how to teach reading has landed in court. With momentum shifting in favor of research-backed strategies known as the “science of reading,” states and some school districts have been ditching once popular programs amid concerns that they aren’t effective. In Ohio, the legal fight centers on a state ban of material that uses a common technique called three-cueing. The technique is a key part of the Reading Recovery program used in more than 2,400 U.S. elementary schools. The Reading Recovery Council of North America said in a lawsuit earlier this month that lawmakers infringed on the powers of state and local education boards.