Why reading failure isn’t a student problem — it’s a US teaching crisis

A crisis in US education is preventing children from learning to read. Despite research showing that 95% of students can become proficient readers with the right instruction, only one-third of US fourth graders are reading at grade level. This issue stems from inadequate teacher training, leaving many educators unprepared to teach reading effectively. California’s Assembly Bill 1121 aims to address this by mandating evidence-based literacy training for teachers, potentially transforming the future of US education.