Evidence-based reading teaches students how to read by emphasizing skills like phonics and vocabulary rather than word recognition and memorization.

The latest findings by an Oakland nonprofit is urging the school district to do more. Families in Action found students' reading and math levels are well below state grade levels.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. This fall, every high school in California was supposed to offer ethnic studies — a one-semester class focused on the ...