Young students are still struggling to bounce back academically from the pandemic, even though many were babies at the time.

When Mississippi reformed its reading curriculum in 2013, scores for the state’s elementary school students soared. Inspired by the “Mississippi miracle,” other Southern states followed suit. But the ...

Aldeman: Practical guide offers concrete tips and embedded QR codes that link to videos of teachers putting those strategies ...

New data shows early‑grade reading remains below pre‑pandemic levels, with first‑ and second‑graders lagging as math rises.

Walking into Windsor Park elementary in Corpus Christi, Texas, it’s hard to miss the mass of bright, colorful paper balloons taped on the wall, displaying photos of dozens of children who have read at ...

NYC officials will expand literacy efforts to older students, as data shows many middle and high schoolers read below grade ...

Bright Star Elementary students build confidence and reading skills by reading to goats Comet and Cosmo in a fun, low-pressure literacy program.

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go,” writes Dr. Seuss ...

What if one of the most powerful ways to support children’s mental health and self-esteem… was simply teaching them how their brains work? It may sound simple—and it can be life-changing. When ...

In early 2026, a small group of first-grade students at Lucy Wortham James Elementary School in St. James, Missouri, sat together sounding out words. Kim Williams, the school’s principal, watched as ...