Over the last three years, the head of a small charter school network that serves fewer than 1,000 students has taken home up to $870,000 annually, estimated to be the highest for any public school superintendent in the state and among the top in the nation.

Structured literacy is a powerful approach to teaching reading and writing grounded in decades of scientific research. How powerful? Researchers have estimated that educators using evidence-based practices can improve reading outcomes for up to 95% of students.

The superintendents' association and other advocacy groups warn Congress funding cuts would harm the most vulnerable students.

Newly confirmed Education Secretary Linda McMahon called for the removal of "red tape and bureaucratic barriers" and an "effective transfer of educational oversight to the states."