Statement
The Reading League Statement on the Elimination of the Department of Education
The Reading League is concerned about the long-term impact that eliminating the Department of Education (DOE) will have on the critical infrastructure that supports learning in the United States.
More than 50 years of federally supported research across multiple disciplines is responsible for the findings from the science of reading. That original support led to the scientific discoveries of how proficient reading and writing develop, why some students have difficulty, and the most effective ways to assess and teach literacy skills. Organizations such as The Reading League work with educators
