In a dual-language classroom where “bienvenidos” and “welcome” share equal space, first graders did more than just listen to ...

Without substantial reading skills, “the risk is that future generations will simply be unable to think as deeply and with as ...

What sounds great in a bill can lose some of its luster in a law. "Schoolhouse Rocks" never told us that. In 2023, when the Arkansas Legislature passed Gov. Sarah Sanders' signature legislation, known ...

The 74 reports that reading for pleasure among kids has significantly declined, driven by distractions like smartphones and ...

A new reading curriculum her school system began implementing last year is taking hold. “Our school started last year,” ...

These anthologies are specifically created to teach reading, and generally feature excerpts from fiction and nonfiction books ...

Nearly 6% of Jefferson Parish third graders were held back this year under a new Louisiana law that requires school districts to retain students who score poorly on a state reading test. Just over 200 ...

The literacy crisis is urgent, but solvable. With public-private partnerships, science-based practices and a new generation ...

Last week, the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the gold standard of educational testing, released its 2024 12th-grade results for reading and math. The NAEP results should be a serious ...

There are many sounds in English that don’t exist in Spanish, and vice versa. Take the sound the letter “z” makes in English, or the rolled “r” in Spanish. In the Southside independent school district ...

Even techno optimists acknowledge that the skills children will need are evolving faster than schools can, and that the most ...