Apr 4, 2022
A $200 million effort approved in 2021 by the Florida Legislature already has shipped nearly 336,000 free books to elementary school students in the state, making good on a promise to deliver a new book every month to children who need to boost reading skills. The...
Mar 9, 2022
For 20 years, the Lastinger Center at the University of Florida has been leading educational innovations to improve teaching and learning for those who need it most. By blending cutting-edge academic research and practice, their Math Nation program is providing an...
Dec 8, 2021
The Lastinger Center for Learning at the University of Florida announced the selection of Scholastic as its strategic partner in New Worlds Reading—a program to ship free books, in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole, to over half a million K-5 students who are not...
Jul 28, 2021
Florida’s third grade reading scores were released a few weeks ago. Statewide, 54% of third graders are reading on grade level compared with 58% in 2019. While the pandemic stagnated student learning, these scores reveal that we need to approach reading instruction in...
Aug 5, 2020
While debate roils over how K-12 students will resume their studies this fall, education experts are advising one thing must be addressed before classes begin again: student’s lingering mental health needs from the onset of the pandemic. In a new policy brief by the...
