Literacy Over Social Engineering: Teach Our Children How to Read!

The federal government has launched a nationwide initiative pushing public schools to adopt evidence-based, phonics-grounded reading instruction to combat severe reading deficiencies across K-12 classrooms. For years, flawed instructional theories compromised basic literacy skills, leaving thousands of elementary students unable to read at grade level. A child who cannot read by 3rd grade faces severe long-term academic and economic hurdles, impacting local workforce quality and district performance. Fiscally sound governance requires directing funds toward phonics programs that work rather than costly experimental reading frameworks. Ensuring every child achieves functional literacy is the single most important academic duty of a local school board.