Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has been focused for years on improving literacy in the state; and in 2023, a law was passed to require teaching colleges and universities to align with the Science of Reading in ...

Timothy Rimke reads during Casey Cuny's English class at Valencia High School in Santa Clarita, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. Jae C. Hong / AP Ask a high school student about the last book they ...

The news that Amtrak is dropping its twice-daily bus service connecting Reading, Pottstown and Philadelphia certainly was discouraging. But it looks like the situation is turning into a welcome case ...

As the dust is settling at the Oklahoma State Department of Education, we’re encouraged by new Superintendent Lindel Fields’ goals of returning to fundamental pursuits. Fields, upon being named to ...

Neuroscientists have found that when people read, their brains don’t just process words — they simulate the story world. Functional imaging studies show that as a character in a book moves, sets goals ...

Kids' reading scores across the country and in New York remain chronically and stubbornly low. A recent national report shows high school seniors are reading at lower levels than at any time since at ...

Here in Illinois — where only 30% of fourth graders are reading at grade level — education officials should look to success stories wherever they can find them. Earlier this year, we wrote with dismay ...

We need to have a serious conversation about reading. If you already stopped reading this, it is probably too late. But you should know there is a troubling pattern taking root: Our children continue ...

South Carolina doesn’t get much authentically good news about public education. What passes for celebration-worthy is usually along the lines of "our test scores didn’t drop as much as the national ...

Sincerest thanks for the Globe editorial about the birthday of the U.S. Bill of Rights and the column by Ken Paulson on the same subject. These two birthday editorials should be required reading for ...