Congratulations to Tumbleweed Publishing! Their structured literacy decodable readers have been approved as a supplemental provider on the Colorado READ Act Advisory List of Instructional Programming for Phonics and Word… Read More »Tumbleweed Publishing Approved on Colorado’s READ Act Advisory List for Phonics & Word Study
Mississippi’s landmark 2013 Literacy-Based Promotion Act became one of the most celebrated education reforms in the country, helping the state climb from 49th to 21st in fourth-grade reading on the… Read More »Mississippi Is Extending Its Literacy Playbook to Middle Grades — and Evidence Requirements Come with It
Michigan’s curriculum review process is generating debate — especially around what “evidence-based” actually means. Some assume Michigan requires Top Tier ESSA research studies. Others may suggest research isn’t really required… Read More »Scored, Not Binary: How Michigan Weighs Evidence and Instructional Quality
EduEvidence recently announced its Top 25 Global Impact-Certified EdTech Companies, recognizing organizations that pair strong products with credible, independently reviewable evidence of impact. Released at the BETT 2026 Conference in… Read More »Celebrating Our Partners in the Top 25 Global Impact-Certified EdTech Companies
Generated with Claude Research-Mode with LXD Research project knowledge Prepared by Rachel Schechter, Ph.D. Forward: Chad Aldeman wrote an article identifying the top 5 schools in each state “beating the… Read More »What Makes These 255 Schools Beat the Odds in Reading
2025 at LXD Research: A Year of Evidence — LXD Research Year in Review 2025 at LXD Research: A Year of Evidence Published January 2026 · A Letter From the… Read More »2025 Year in Review: Building the Evidence Base for Educational Technology
Walk-to-Intervention Belongs in the Math Block Too — LXD Research If you’ve been in elementary education for any stretch of time, you’ve come across some version of “walk to math”… Read More »Walk-to-math, a reboot.
Last weekend at the International Dyslexia Conference, I found myself returning again and again to a single insight that seemed to weave through every conversation, every poster session, every hallway… Read More »The Language-Reading Connection: Reflections from the International Dyslexia Conference
In today’s rapidly evolving educational landscape, artificial intelligence has emerged as a transformative force. A recent study conducted by LXD Research with over 200 educators across 37 states reveals how… Read More »Educators Demand ESSA Evidence: What 200+ K-12 Teachers Say About AI Tool Adoption
At LXD Research, we know that to truly understand what works in reading instruction, we need to hear directly from students themselves. That’s why we recently conducted our Teen Voice… Read More »New Survey Reveals Teen Perspectives on Learning to Read: Key Insights and Opportunities