In his recent article, America is Sliding Toward Illiteracy , Idrees Kahloon argues that American education is sliding backward. He states that literacy and basic academic skills have eroded, in part because of a “pervasive refusal to hold children to high standards.” He describes alarming data: in 2024, up to 40% of fourth graders and 33% of eighth graders were reading “below basic.” Here’s why that’s impossible at our school:  1. High expectations + direct support.  Kahloon

Step inside Lucas Literacy Lab and you’ll feel it immediately. The hum of curiosity, the laughter of children, and the scent of autumn projects filling the air. The first nine weeks of our second school year have been pure magic! Our kids walk through the door, kick off their shoes, and jump into a day that is never the same as the one that preceded it.  A Jungle Created by Young Hands Our school is currently a jungle. Literally. After studying the work of Jane Goodall, our s

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