In most states, schools are required to screen students as they enter kindergarten—a process that is meant to identify ...

After decades of stagnating reading performance, American literacy levels have begun to drop, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, a program of the Department of Education.

Last year, Michigan approved two new literacy laws aimed at districts using programs that are not aligned with what’s known ...

Fall potpourri is a delight to have around the house in the cozy autumn months. But who wants to pay for what is essentially dried sticks and pinecones? Not me — especially in this economy. There’s a ...

Timothy Shanahan, a professor emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has spent his career evaluating education ...

Sesame Street characters and children from the Garden of Dreams Foundation celebrate the 30th anniversary of Sesame Street Live on Feb. 4, 2010 in New York City. As a child growing up in a ...

For the nation’s 4 million teachers to stay relevant and help students use the technology wisely, teachers unions have forged ...

Benedict Arnold had been growing hunkier all afternoon. Incarnated, at the moment, by Cameron Green, the director of interpretation at historic Fort Ticonderoga, Arnold had spent much of this May ...

Last week, when mayoral candidate Zohran Mandani disclosed plans to phase out Gifted & Talented programs in New York City’s public schools, he committed to finishing a job former Mayor Bill de Blasio ...

The bookshop bigwig chats about his Barnes & Noble tenure, the democratisation of chain stores and why public libraries are ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Two girls, ages 12 and 13, died over the weekend while “subway surfing” atop a moving train in New York City. The ...