Year after year, millions of children fall behind in reading, and the consequences are profound: reduced lifetime earnings, ...

Nearly 60% of third-graders aren’t reading at grade level. A new bill would require schools to use a phonics-based approach to teach students ...

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Nobody answers the phones in Sarasota's overstretched medical facilities, and appointments have to be booked months in ...

A new bill, AB 1121, would require all schools to use a method based on the so-called “science of reading,” which emphasizes ...

For years, the country’s lowest-scoring students were steadily improving on national tests. Starting around 2013, something ...

A new bill would require schools to use a phonics-based approach to teach students ... “At this point, it’s personal for me. I’m termed out in four years and I want to get this done ...

Before Joel Manke was sentenced on Monday, he entered guilty pleas to two charges of chronic neglect of a child.

In January 2022, Wardle sold Wordle to The New York Times for an undisclosed seven-figure sum, though the game remained free ...

The Trump administration is working to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. The two largest funding sources it ...

Fresno Unified is working to improve student literacy. Learn how the Waterford program is boosting scores for first graders.