Who is 2025’s Wisest Wonk? Cast your vote in this year’s Wonkathon before polls close November 24

The polls are now open. Everyone will have until 1:00 p.m. ET on Monday, November 24, to pick a favorite. We’ll then tally everything up and announce our first-, second-, and third-place winners in the Tuesday, November 25, edition of the Education Gadfly Weekly.

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* 1. Who is 2025’s Wisest Wonk?

Connecting intervention and core curriculum: Why coherence matters and how to achieve it, by Louise Baigelman and Shira Engel

Seizing opportunity at a time of risk: Toward a new model of accountability to advance student literacy, by Charles Barone

Beyond a science of reading policy checklist, by Kymyona Burk

The science of reading revolution must reach older readers, Melinda Cameron

Harness parent power to boost literacy gains, by Bridget K. Cherry

New Year’s resolutions and the Mississippi Marathon: How states can make reading policy stick, Todd Collins

What’s next for the science of reading movement? Leadership., by Lisa Coons

Read by grade three? How about reading (and writing) beyond it, by Miah Daughtery

Next steps to sustain effective science of reading instruction for all students, by Linda Diamond, Kelly Stuart, and Dale Webster

Spark engagement, reimagine early literacy: An educator’s perspective on bringing joy back into the classroom, by Stephanie Dowlearn

Reading improvement will require bigger goals and more learning spirit, by Emily Freitag

Science of reading 2.0: Assessment in the service of learning as the backbone of science-powered reading improvement, by Edmund W. Gordon and Eric Tucker

Smarter ways to fortify the reading revolution, by Peter Greer

Lightbulb moments and the science of reading, by Victoria R. Haberman

Rising with reading: A Lexile-based path to literacy for every student, by Clifford Jones and Lee James

Give reading teachers better systems, by Ed Jones

The science of reading is not about policies, it’s about practices, by Jason Kamras, Taikein Cooper, and Alyssa Schwenk

Using family partnerships to help fulfill the fulfill the science-of-reading promise, by Joan Kelley

Literacy or nothing, Thomas F. Kelly

Science of reading, meet evidence-based spending, by Sara Kerr and Heather Boughton

Improving science of reading implementation through career-long educator support, by Michael W. Kirst

How researchers and technology are accelerating the science of reading movement, by Dan Lips

Strengthening literacy systems: Embedding school–home partnerships to improve outcomes for all kids, Windy Lopez-Aflitto

From laws to literacy: The science of reading needs more than statutes to succeed, by Kristen McQuillan and Robert Pondiscio

Still missing: Educators’ knowledge of language, by Louisa Moats

Don't just pass reading laws - build sustainable literacy systems, by Annie Morrison and Kathy Kelly

Systems, not slogans: Real change requires relentless implementation, by Kunjan Narechania and Jessica Baghian

How young is a young developing reader?, by Pamela Nevills

Knowing what to do isn’t knowing how to do it: The missing discipline of systemic strategy, by Jamila Newman

Why science of reading reforms need definable goals, by Caitlin Peartree

To make science of reading laws work, invest in educators, by Emilie Raczek

The 90-minute solution: How states, districts, and schools can make reading science stick, Megan Reder-Schopp

The science of reading starts at birth, by Elliot Regenstein

Continued literacy growth requires an ongoing commitment to continuous improvement, by Amy Rhyne

Reform teacher education. Improve student literacy proficiency., by Patrick Riccards

Why a focus on skill type is necessary to help more children learn to read, by Munro Richardson

If we want the science of reading to work, we have to start before kindergarten, by Amanda Rutter

Don’t forget to write, by Charles Sahm

What happens when everyone reads from the same page: The collaboration the science of reading still needs, by Sarina Sande

Redefining the federal role in literacy: Strengthening grants to drive statewide reform, by Rianna Saslow

We have lost the plot on the science of reading, Emily Shisler

Dead LETRS: What good is a mandate without great PD?, by Kata Solow

Unlocking the science of reading, by David Steiner

It’s not a miracle, it’s a marathon, by Jenn Vranek and Ila Deshmukh Towery

Reading laws aren’t enough: How states can turn policy into progress, by David Wakelyn

From slogans to scores: What has to happen next for the science of reading to actually work, by Daniel Whitlock

Look at the children: What we miss when we talk about the science of reading, by Julie Wible and Maureen Mirabito

The science of reading revolution has the right science—but the wrong system, by Lisa Wyatt and Kelsey Hendricks

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