A running list of US interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean after World War II

On Jan. 3, 2026, President Trump authorized an attack on Venezuela that resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro ...

U.S. interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean haven't always gone as planned

President Trump's pressure campaign against Venezuela is the latest in a long saga of U.S. intervention in the region that is ...
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California ready to roll out reading screening tests, but will they help kids who need it?

AFTER A DECADE-LONG PUSH from reading advocates, California schools are on the verge of requiring every student in kindergarten through second grade to get a quick screening test to detect challenges ...
EdSource

California schools prepare to introduce universal reading screening

After a decade-long push from reading advocates, California schools are on the verge of requiring every student in kindergarten through second grade to get a quick screening test to detect challenges ...
Edutopia

How Instructional Coaches Can Help Teachers Use Data More Effectively

Can data foster hope? This is a question I brought home with me after attending the “Teaching, Learning, Coaching” conference offered by the Instructional Coaching Group. I spent one day in a workshop ...
KSLA

Literacy law’s impact to be seen for the first time this spring

BOSSIER PARISH, La. (KSLA) — The impact of a new law governing promotion of students to the fourth grade will be seen for the first time this spring. “This is about families being well informed ahead ...
liberalfirst

Hyde shares middle of year progress

Monday evening, the USD 480 school board got to hear that data from District Intervention Coordinator Jennifer Hyde. “The first thing we need to talk about is our DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic ...
Education Week

What’s in the ‘Secret Sauce’ That Made This Virtual Reading Tutoring Work?

Virtual tutoring has gained popularity since the pandemic for giving more flexibility to schools wanting to secure intensive help for their students. But it has seen mixed success. Now, a new study of ...
The Guardian

‘Resilience interventions do work’ – why coping strategies should be a staple of education

Early instruction that teaches young people how to recognise negative thought patterns and manage their mental health may help to avoid problems in later life I was about 16 when I had my first bout ...
Bethesda Magazine

MCPS to focus on implementing new curriculum to address literacy rates

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) plans to address a lack of growth in students’ literary skills through the consistent implementation of a new curriculum and using data-backed strategies, ...
St. Charles Herald Guide

Literacy assessment ranks St. Charles Parish kindergartners, first graders No 1. in state

Of the 69 traditional public school systems in the state, St. Charles Parish second graders ranked No. 2 and third graders ranked No. 5 in the literacy assessment. Statewide, DIBELS scores averaged 56 ...