Why We Cannot Go Back to Basics

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https://rethinkingschools.org/articles/why-we-cannot-go-back-to-basics/

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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4006-9697

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2025

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Ferguson, Daniel, Laurie Rabinowitz, and Amy Tondreau. “Why We Cannot Go Back to Basics.” Rethinking Schools 39, no. 3 (2025). https://rethinkingschools.org/articles/why-we-cannot-go-back-to-basics/.

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Abstract

Three literacy and early education scholars expose the racist, anti-teacher politics behind the push to implement “Science of Reading” curriculum in schools.