Moore: Science of reading breaks link between wealth and academic performance
Governor Wes Moore · The Next Generation of Leadership: A Conversation with Governor Wes Moore · Mar 5, 2024 · at 19:11
Maryland Governor Wes Moore discusses literacy strategy and education reform at the a16z American Dynamism Summit.
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“There is not and should not have to be a direct correlation between where you are economically and how your students are doing as long as you're actually focusing on the science of reading”
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