Press Release
The Reading League Texas Appoints Dr. Patty Coté as Executive Director
Appointment Marks First Full-Time Role Across The Reading League’s National Chapter Network
FORT WORTH, Texas, January 22, 2026 – The Reading League Texas (TRL-TX) is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Patty Coté as its new executive director. This appointment marks the first full-time leadership position across The Reading League’s national chapter network and signals a significant milestone in the organization’s growth and its support for Texas educators and students.
“What started as a volunteer-driven effort has grown into something
Noted reading scholar Jessica Toste, Ph.D., appointed editor-in-chief of The Reading League Journal
The Reading League has named noted reading scholar Jessica Toste, Ph.D., its newest editor-in-chief of The Reading League Journal, the premier publication dedicated to connecting the science of reading with educators’ professional practices.
Toste is an associate professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Texas at Austin. She holds research affiliations with the Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk and the Texas Center for Equity Promotion. She is a fellow with the Research Institute for Implementation Science in Education.
“Editing this journal is
Maria Murray, president and CEO of The Reading League, Named Central New York Nonprofit Executive of the Year
Maria Murray, Ph.D, president and chief executive officer of The Reading League, or TRL, has been named nonprofit executive of the year by the CNY Business Journal. The award recognizes Murray’s leadership, vision, and profound impact as a national proponent of evidence-aligned reading instruction.
The 18th CNY Business Journal Nonprofit Awards, presented by M&T Bank, will be held at noon on March 26 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Syracuse. The event recognizes nine leaders or organizations that make a positive difference in Central New York.
Guided by her belief that
The Reading League Announces Launch of Curriculum Navigation Reports
The Reading League (TRL), a nonprofit organization leading the advancement of evidence-aligned reading instruction, is proud to launch its Curriculum Navigation Reports. This long-awaited resource will guide educators and decision makers in reviewing and selecting curricula’s alignment with the scientific evidence base.
TRL’s Curriculum Navigation Reports are summaries of intensive curriculum examinations on the most widely used curricula in the U.S. These summary reports are unlike existing curriculum reviews:
- They are based on The Reading League’s Curriculum Evaluation Guidelines (CEGs), which are derived directly
Response to Governor Hochul’s Back to Basics Plan to Improve Reading Proficiency
The Reading League (TRL) is a national nonprofit organization headquartered in Syracuse, NY. Our mission is to advance the awareness, understanding, and use of evidence-aligned reading instruction. All of the founding members of TRL had been educators in New York State. They taught in its public schools, and they prepared pre-service educators in its public and private universities. As individuals, chance experiences led them to learn about the science of reading (SoR). As a result, they spent time and effort trying to apply SoR findings in their day-to-day
The Reading League Compass Debuts
The Reading League Compass provides direction to curated content, downloadable materials, resources, videos, podcasts, articles, and connections to specific stakeholders at the classroom, district, and state levels to align classroom practice with the science of reading.
SYRACUSE, NY, October 3, 2023 – The Reading League (TRL), a nonprofit organization with a mission to advance the awareness, understanding, and use of evidence-aligned reading instruction, today introduced The Reading League Compass at its 7th Annual Conference. The Reading League Compass
