Experimental School Finding Solutions to Why Our Kids Can't Read
Channel: CBS 12 News - WPEC
Date: 21/04/2024

There’s not a simple answer as to why literacy levels across the country are below 50% and declining. As we reported at the end of the fall semester in our “Why Our Kids Can’t Read” reports – the pandemic, the teacher shortage, failed programs and many other barriers impact children’s literacy.

So, when there is such a critical problem - and teachers, parents, administrators and, of course, the students themselves are struggling - how do we find an solution?
Well, there is a school in West Palm Beach which has been experimenting with different methods and techniques to find that answer. And they are dying to share what they’ve found.

The Foundations School in West Palm Beach opened in 2020.

Read more: https://cbs12.com/news/local/experimental-school-finding-solutions-to-why-our-kids-cant-read-foundations-school-west-palm-beach-pandemic-teacher-shortage-literacy-jerry-crank-tutor-nicole-drukker-kaelin-deneui-florida-february-2-2024#

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