Literacy isn't just a parent issue. It's a workforce issue! Business leaders: your future workforce is learning to read right now. Or it isn't. Only about a third of America's kids read proficiently. That's not just a problem for parents and teachers. It's a talent pipeline problem, and every employer will feel it. A child who can't read today is a worker you can't hire, an entrepreneur who never starts a company, a leader who never emerges. Ohio was just named America's #1 state for business by CNBC, and Governor DeWine has said literacy is critical to bringing companies here. He's right, and it's true in every state. Companies follow talent. How does America compete with China if most of our kids can't read proficiently? At Parents for Reading Justice, we've built a movement of parents demanding better reading instruction. Now we need business leaders at the table. You have the influence, the stake, and the voice that policymakers listen to. Let's make the United States #1 in reading. #Workforce #Literacy #ScienceOfReading #TalentPipeline @USChamber @JobsOhio @GovMikeDeWine

Parents are voters. School boards answer to voters. When one parent shows up at a board meeting, it's a comment. When 20 show up, it's a mandate. That's the power of the parent vote, and it's what we teach at Parents for Reading Justice. Ohio proves it. Parents organized, showed up, and demanded evidence-based reading instruction. The result? Kids are learning to read, and teachers finally have the training and tools to teach them. This isn't about politics. It's about showing up. Your school board works for you. Time to remind them. Take our Masterclass at ParentsForReadingJustice.org #ReadingJustice #ScienceOfReading #ParentPower #LiteracyMatters #OhioReads @KJWinEducation @FulcrumLiteracy @OHEducation

The Mississippi Marathon: a powerful reminder that real literacy change takes time, consistency, and a commitment to the work. One of the most memorable evenings of my life. 🌟 I sat across the table from Kelly Butler, alongside Hugh Catts, Tiffany Hogan, Margaret Goldberg, Jamie, John Hass, and Liz Hughes, listening to Kelly tell the story of how Mississippi turned around. It didn’t happen overnight. It took years of persistence, consistency, and a commitment to doing the work. And it all began with a single presentation by Reid Lyon in 1997. That story is the heart of our work at Parents for Reading Justice: slow but steady WINS the race. Over the past 10 years, we've worked to create meaningful change in our district and across our state. Now, we're taking that work national. 📚 Real literacy change is possible. But it takes time, collaboration, and a willingness to stay committed to the work. Join us at our next Parent Professional Learning Community: 📅 October 28 🕞 3:30–5:00 PM EST 🔗 Register: eventbrite.com/e/parents-for… #ScienceOfReading #LiteracyMatters #ParentsForReadingJustice #MississippiMiracle #ReadingJustice

What do the top-performing school districts in America have in common? A new look at high-performing schools found 8 things they share — and Steubenville, Ohio made the list. Of course it did. In Steubenville, nearly all third graders read proficiently. Part of the secret? Teachers require students to answer in complete sentences — a simple habit that builds language and reasoning skills every single day. Here's the bigger point: demographics don't dictate outcomes. Every state has schools quietly outperforming what their zip code "should" predict. The job of state and local leaders isn't to make excuses — it's to find these schools, study what they're doing, and scale it. Steubenville proves it's possible. The question is whether we're willing to learn from it. #ScienceOfReading #LiteracyMatters #Steubenville #EducationReform the74million.org/article/new…

🙏 Some people talk about supporting parents. Dr. @LouisaMoats actually does it. From day one, she has honored and supported parent genius — every single time. From appearing in our documentary to presenting at our recent conference, whenever we’ve called with an “opportunity,” she has said yes without a pause. Every. Single. Time. And behind the scenes, she worked tirelessly alongside parent genius @RobinZikmund to help secure Idaho literacy legislation — real change, made possible by real partnership. Louisa, we appreciate you more than words can say. 💛 #ScienceOfReading #ParentsForReadingJustice #BSLS2026

🎂📚 A birthday to remember (literally). Today, Hugh Catts took the stage to discuss “Thinking, Understanding, and Remembering” — a deep dive into the cognitive science behind how kids truly learn. And tomorrow? We get to celebrate the brilliant mind behind it all. 🎉 Happy Birthday, @CattsHugh! Thank you for decades of pushing our understanding of literacy forward. 🙌 #ScienceOfReading #HappyBirthday #LiteracyMatters #EducationSummit #BSLS2026

The Bush family has a real literacy legacy. 📚 Barbara Bush made literacy a lifelong focus. Laura and George Bush continued that work. Now Jeb Bush carries it forward through ExcelinEd. I attend the ExcelinEd conference every year, and it’s one I always get something out of — it’s where you learn what’s coming in education legislation before it hits states. If you care about the Science of Reading and want to stay ahead of the policy curve, it’s worth being in the room.