Gretchen Whitmer (D) called literacy an “essential, lifelong skill” that enables students to become “more confident speakers, ...

Now, teachers and literacy groups are stepping in. Across Arkansas, schools are focused on reading and making sure students ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. First lady Abby Cox reads a book to the kids as she and Gov. Spencer Cox welcome kids from Polk Elementary in Ogden into the ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Third grade is a defining period in a child's educational development. Many say it's that pivotal academic year when a young student shifts from "learning to read" to "reading to ...

Changes in education policy often emanate from the federal government. But one policy that has spread across the country came not from Washington, D.C., but from Florida. "Mandatory retention" ...

Students at elementary schools at APS have improved their reading, including students identified in a landmark lawsuit.

The educators at J.B. Nachman Elementary School knew they had to work fast. Several students at the Alexandria school posted low reading scores last spring, putting them at risk of having to repeat ...

Nearly a quarter of Louisiana third graders are ending the school year far behind in reading, the state Education Department said Thursday. Under a new state law, some of those students will have to ...

Eighty-five percent of Mississippi third graders passed the state’s reading assessment for the 2024-25 school year, according to new data released Thursday by the Mississippi Department of Education.

Third grade is a defining period in a child’s educational development. Many say it’s that pivotal academic year when a young student shifts from “learning to read” to “reading to learn.” And if a ...