The end of the school year is quickly approaching, and while many kids are buzzing with excitement, educators worry about the risk of the “summer slide.” The summer slide is a common phenomenon, ...

In the two years since San Rafael resident Dawn Patrice pulled her son out of a school because he wasn’t learning to read, a lot has changed in the literacy landscape. The Miller Creek School District ...

A little girl stared at a list of test questions in her science class, unable to answer the majority. Resigned, she wrote at the top, “I failed badly” — although she misspelled it, instead writing, “I ...

Literacy Connects is a local organization that works to build reading skills for young children. They’re in major need of a couple hundred volunteers for their Reading Seed program. The Reading Seed ...

During a work session Thursday, the Little Rock School Board analyzed scores from the state’s standardized testing system, ATLAS, with results indicating that many students are struggling with reading ...

A young reader holds up a “I Signed Up for Explore Summer” sign during last year’s kick-off event for Johnson County Public Library’s summer reading program. Registration is now open for the program, ...

The federal government has cut nearly $9 million in funding for a rural Alabama school district and a program for struggling readers, state leaders said. In late March, the Education Department ...