Having high school students spend time reading books shows what research can be like without digital distractions—and many ...

Donna Durckel / County of San Diego Communications Office The San Diego County Library is hosting its Summer Learning Challenge across all 33 library branches through Aug. 31, offering participants ...

As a former English teacher with a background in literacy education, I’ve seen how imperative it is that kids have a solid reading foundation. At the same time, as a mom to three young kids, I feel ...

Learning is painful, pleasant and, above all, communal. By Sebastian Castillo Late last spring I went through a period of some personal troubles and felt I was in need of spiritual assistance.

Last month, Rose Horowitch wrote the article “The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books,” which sparked a lot of debate. Professors told Horowitch that their students felt overwhelmed at the ...

When Bronx teacher Jessica Beck began teaching two decades ago, middle schoolers in her English class often read 20 books a year. Under the city’s new, mandated literacy curriculum, however, she’s ...