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 Reading League 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.

The Reading League optimistic about the Governor’s announcement about reading instruction in its home state of New York. This moment holds promise for the children of our home state if executed well, and we want it to be successful.

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.

The Reading League launched a new annual event, The Reading League Summit, to provide a unique opportunity to participate in convenings of experts in literacy education. Unlike its annual fall conference, The Reading League’s Annual Summit focuses on convening experts from multiple disciplines to address a significant topic with the intention of listening to learn, aligning understanding, and finding solutions to move forward together.

The Reading League announced the launch of its latest initiative, “Science of Reading: A Defining Movement” — a coalition of educators, policymakers, education advocates and academics, to develop a shared definition of the term “science of reading.”