If you’re a parent of a young reader, would you rather start off in Manhattan or Mississippi? The answer may surprise you. Today, fourth-grade students in Mississippi read almost a full school year ...

The “science of reading” is making its way onto more governors’ and state legislators’ priority lists as the 2024 legislative session gets underway. In Massachusetts, Gov. Maura Healey, a Democrat, ...

Students all over the country lost ground during the pandemic, with remote learning especially hard for young kids. Experts say other challenges to students’ reading achievement include too much use ...

The latest Nation's Report Card results paint a stark picture of literacy in Texas. Our average reading scores now rank 37th in the nation for fourth-graders and 44th for eighth-graders, both ...