Sara Bode of Nationwide Children's Hospital in Ohio speaks with NPR's Emily Kwong about why many pediatric centers have started screening kids for literacy skills.

States receiving federal literacy grants would have to follow the science of reading, under a bill the House education ...

Mississippi’s reading gains have been called a “miracle,” but literacy expert Kymyona Burk says the real story is about sustained effort and all the pieces of reform coming together.

A Democratic senator has introduced bills to boost hands-on civic learning and create a national civics curriculum.

I t was December 2025, and Katie Tobin’s kids were fighting again. This time it was because her six-year-old, Tori, wasn’t ...

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 ...

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

Joan Dabrowski is leaving Baltimore City Public Schools after five years as its chief academic officer. According to a news ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (March 16, 2026) — Marcea “Marcy” Hennecke, a philanthropist who has advocated on behalf of good ...

Fulton County’s literacy coaches helped raise reading scores, offering a model as Georgia considers placing a coach in every ...

Relationships with real people can involve rejection, awkwardness, time and emotional labor. But in the ‘goonverse,’ desire ...

Many hospitalized adults could benefit from linkage to dental care. This article describes a planned study to refer inpatients to community dental providers. Objectives: Previous research suggests ...