Summary:
- This article discusses a court case where a lawsuit was dismissed against Lucy Calkins and other proponents of "balanced literacy" teaching methods for reading instruction.
- The lawsuit claimed that the balanced literacy approach, which emphasizes whole-language and minimizes explicit phonics instruction, was harming students and violating their constitutional rights to a quality education.
- However, the court ruled that the plaintiffs did not have standing to bring the lawsuit, and that the claims were not sufficient to establish a constitutional violation, allowing the balanced literacy approach to continue being used in schools.