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Fast Lane Literacy by SEDSO™ | 24 September 2026
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Pass the hat
Hats off
Keep it under your hat
All hat and no cattle
“He wears his faith but as the fashion of his hat; it ever changes with the next block.”
— William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing
hat is one of Fast Lane Literacy’s 100 words.
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Originally published by Wisconsin Watch:
In 1998, the Madison School Board adopted an important academic goal: “that all students complete the 3rd grade able to read at or beyond grade level.”
Flash forward 28 years to a July 29 Rotary Club event. Madison Superintendent Joe Gothard highlighted recent improvements in literacy in district schools. But he pointed out that proficiency rates still hovered around just 40% at the elementary, middle and high schools he listed.
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The State of Reading Around the Globe
Every country that took the PISA reading assessment, shaded by its most recent result. Zoom into the United States for state NAEP results, and into Wisconsin for district screening results.
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Compare Wisconsin districts’ 4K–3rd grade early literacy screener data
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Explore the map to see results, make your own comparisons and share them.
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By Maryellen MacDonald
Do you know about baby sea squirts? These little marine creatures begin life actively swimming around, searching the ocean floor for a good home. When they find their spot, each sea squirt glues itself down and never moves again. Because it no longer needs to be active, it doesn’t need its brain anymore, so it eats it.
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“Milo is quite advanced—he’s already procrastinating at a fifth-grade level.”
Cartoon by Sophia Glock, from The New Yorker’s September 14, 2026, issue
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Literacy Map // CheckPoint
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Understanding Our Literacy Crisis
Blog // The State of Reading
US Ed School Reading Foundations
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