In 2022, the first year Samantha Eischen used Amplify CKLA, a reading curriculum based in the Science of Reading, the second-grade teacher at Escuela SMART Academy in Toledo was sold. Of the school's thirty-two mostly Spanish-speaking second graders, eleven went on to pass Ohio's reading proficiency test on the first try in the fall of third grade. Just four students had passed the year before. Fast-forward to the 2023-24 school year, and almost 43 percent of Escuela students passed the third-grade reading proficiency test. Particularly impressive, the PK-6 public elementary school has received the highest rating--five stars--on the "Progress" component of its Ohio Report Card for the last three years. Its five-star distinction means the school's nearly 300 students--all of whom are considered economically disadvantaged--are achieving beyond their expected academic growth. When it comes to adopting the Science of Reading, Escuela has been "a community of learners," said Dr. Amy Allen, Toledo's chief of student supports, "They (the teachers) have a growth mindset. …They're all in. They're invested."