If the hope for those young learners eager for a better education is to be pinned on the continued expansion of charter schools, they might just as well be waiting for Godot as for Superman.

It is vital for reading specialists to be up to date on the latest research to know the best way to teach young learners how to become fluent readers.

With all that educators know about what has to be done to improve learning in the schools, there is really one fundamental problem that has to be faced.

I believe that we as a nation must seriously examine what is causing this "IQ Ignorance Quotient" which makes us the laughing stock of many other countries and will eventually lead to our decline as a significant nation.