Education Elements Blog Establishing the District Infrastructure to Successfully Adopt Science of Reading Practices

Change is a constant in public education. These changes range from shifts in student demographics, and associated learning needs, shifts in curriculum standards (think Common Core), to broader shifts in public policy. Consider how Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Povertyinfluenced how schools planned for meeting students’ nutritional needs, or the federal IDEA Act, which required public school systems to provide free and equitable education. Typically, the core rationale offered forsuch policy changes is to improve student outcomes (college and career readiness, achievement, attendance) and/or ensure our public education systems are preparing the next generation’s workforce. Regardless of the type of change or the rationale for the change, one of the constants in school systems is that they struggle to achieve meaningful and lasting change.