Last week I said that Baltimore's City Springs Elementary School has successfully used Direct Instruction, a program Montgomery County is putting into its high-poverty elementary schools. I based my ...

A new report shows that “direct instruction” (DI), a teaching method relying heavily on phonics and repetition, has helped raise reading and math scores, particularly among minority and low-income ...

As the next school year approaches, we all face the harsh reality that schools will likely remain closed and online instruction will continue. The transition to virtual learning poses new and unique ...