COVID-19 learning loss has meant that Ohio has struggled to return to pre-pandemic levels and may just now only be back to "square one" regarding reading skills and still lags in math skills.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has been pressing to use the phonics-based science of reading since early 2023, mandating the approach as the sole way to teach reading in elementary schools. Now ...

(The Center Square) – Ohio plans to spend $5 million to train early-care and early-education teachers to teach reading earlier. The taxpayer-funded grants will go to child care centers ...