"More than half of Massachusetts third-grade students are not proficient readers. Stop and take that in," write two education ...

Internal Disney teams are working to improve the ‘intent to return’ survey results using discounts and promotions, according to the report.

Educator Yaa Yaa Catherine Whaley-Williams has built an education hub in her community. Whaley-Williams, the director of student equity in the Monticello Central School District in Monticello, NY, is ...

Whether it’s playing for San Diego State, the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Toronto Argonauts, or the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, wide ...

People with more knowledge tend to be better readers. That’s not proof that increasing knowledge improves reading. It could be that higher achieving kids like learning about the world and enjoy ...

From picture books to graphic novels, fantasy to family fun, these must-read books have the power to hook kids of any gender. Some are cultural touchstones that belong in every kid's library. Others ...

I Want Freedom Now!' about Colvin's refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in 1955, nine months before Rosa Parks.

Picture book author Mac Barnett (who often works with illustrator Jon Klassen) has been named the Library of Congress' new ambassador for young people's literature. We talk with Barnett about what it ...

The Library of Congress has given Mac Barnett the job of promoting books and reading to kids across the country. His plan is ...

An East Harlem pediatric clinic is encouraging families to launch their literacy journey early as data shows falling reading scores nationwide.

The South Carolina Board of Education has decided to remove four additional books from the state's public schools due to concerns about inappropriate content.

Still another possible factor in the plummeting reading scores is that literature has been deemphasized and even removed from ...