Back to basics or backwards? Trump’s ‘Evidence-Based’ literacy agenda fuels debate on science and equity

The Trump administration has declared a national literacy crisis, prioritising evidence-based reading instruction. While the move echoes research on foundational skills, critics warn it oversimplifies complex science and ignores cultural contexts. With reduced funding for educational research and rising ideological tensions, the initiative risks repeating past mistakes rather than ensuring equitable, lasting improvements in how America teaches children to read.

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