College students skirting around doing assigned readings is not necessarily a new phenomenon, but lately, that problem has evolved into a more prominent roadblock. Students now seem increasingly ...

Mara Mitchell long suspected her oldest son C.J. just skimmed over books without really comprehending what he was reading. But she didn’t grasp how poor his skills were until he sat down a couple ...

The Maroa-Forsyth eighth-grader was assigned to write encouraging notes to cancer patients receiving chemotherapy, not knowing the patient who would be reading ... puzzle books and snacks for ...

English teacher Leila Wheless says many of her students expect "things should be easy, entertaining, immediately accessible, ...

Wellesley Middle School is one of the only districts in the Boston area to offer accelerated math placement in the 6th grade.  For this they should be […] ...

“I think it’s laughable,” said Stephanie Roache, a mother of an eighth grader at Bessie Rhodes, after hearing the options presented by the district. “This is something that they should ...

The original complaint was raised by New Canaan parent Elaina Colarusso during the board’s Oct. 22 meeting, saying her ...

Eleina Colarusso spoke out at the Board of Education, reading a passage from the book “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian,” by Sherman Alexie.

LAWRENCE -- "Oh my gosh!" A pre-K student at Lawrence Catholic Academy exclaimed when Archbishop Richard Henning walked into ...

Books banned or retained by the Carroll County reconsideration process may not be re-evaluated for school use for three years ...

The timing of when a child learns to read is also impacted by the reading that is or isn't done in the home, since that's where many kids first develop a love of books and reading, explains Becky ...