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Thousands of young people and teachers have gathered for a mass reading class, as part of an attempt to break a world record. The attempt, held in Fratton Park in Portsmouth on World Book Day, was ...

This story was produced by the Oregon Journalism Project, a nonprofit newsroom covering the state. Earlier this year, the National Assessment of Educational Progress released its annual report card, ...

A new research paper from the Baker Institute of Public Policy at Rice University calls the state-created Bluebonnet materials a win for Christian nationalists and accuses the Texas Education Agency ...

You’re reading Open Questions, Joshua Rothman’s weekly column exploring what it means to be human. What do you read, and why? A few decades ago, these weren’t urgent questions. Reading was an ...

There is a well-known whakatauki (Māori proverb) that goes: “Ka mua, ka muri” – “walking backwards into the future”. It applies to many areas of life, but in education the idea of looking to the past ...

Lattie Coor School's Literacy Hub supplemental reading program improved student literacy rates. The program engages both students and parents in learning activities, including small group tutoring and ...

Officials in Texas have backed a controversial new public school curriculum that would incorporate Christian lessons from the Bible as early as kindergarten. Eight out of 15 state school board members ...

LANSING, Mich. — Legislation aimed at improving reading outcomes for Michigan's students is set to become law. Senate Bills 567 and 568 passed with bipartisan support in both the Michigan Senate and ...