Season 4 Trailer

 Next season on My Child Can’t Read: A Heartland Crisis… we’re widening the lens. For the past three seasons, we’ve told the stories of parents, teachers, and children fighting for the right to read — often inside systems that weren’t built to help them. We listened to the pain. We traced the history. We followed the science. And along the way, something became clear. This isn’t just a personal crisis. It’s a systemic one. So now, we’re asking a bigger question: What is the state of literacy in America — really? Welcome to Season 4: The State of Literacy — where we zoom out to examine the forces shaping children’s lives long before they ever pick up a book. This season doesn’t start with debate. It starts with harm. We follow that harm upward — from children and families, to classrooms, to policy, to institutions that prepare educators. Because once the evidence is clear, once solutions are proven, neutrality disappears. Season 4 traces a single arc: From proof — to responsibility. You’ll hear from families living with the cost of reading failure. Teachers caught between what they were taught and what their students need. Policymakers navigating mandates without infrastructure. Researchers who have been sounding the alarm for decades. And finally — you’ll see what it looks like when responsibility is actually carried forward. Because here’s the truth: We already know how to teach every child to read. What we haven’t done — not yet — is build the will, the systems, and the courage to make it happen everywhere. Season 4 is about facing that truth — and asking what responsibility demands next. The State of Literacy. Season 4 of My Child Can’t Read: A Heartland Crisis. New episodes begin March 3, 2026.   PODCAST MUSIC - SOUNDSTRIPE.COM Michael Briguglio - Fly Away This podcast is produced by KB PODCASTS