Why would a not-too-wealthy, not-too-poor district abandon Balanced Literacy take the plunge and embrace Systematic Phonics?

Lynbrook District in Long Island, NY is like many districts.  It’s not very poor and not very rich.  Most of the kids do okay.  So, why have the leaders of Lynbrook district decided to take the plunge and ditch balanced literacy for systematic phonics?  They decided that too many children were not thriving with balanced…

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