Are kids these days doomed? A concerned middle school teacher recently took to social media to explain the lack of reading ...

Recent data from NAEP and the Education Recovery Scorecard show that many students remain significantly behind in reading. How can education leaders best respond? Join us for the answers, as we share ...

The governor addressed a few hundred educators Monday during the state's first literacy summit, calling the subject her No. 1 priority for her final year in office.

There has been a longstanding discussion in the reading wars since the 1950s, when the novel “Why Johnny Can’t Read” ...

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — It’s nearly 5 p.m. on a Friday, and Dolores S. Perez is hard at work in the Brownsville Public Library. She’s also one of the people having the most fun. Parsing education data ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark C. Perna is a generational expert who covers education & careers. The ability to read is a skill that’s easy for many adults ...

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The battle over the best way to teach children how to read has re-erupted in the California Legislature. (Andrew Reed/EdSource) Can you spell deja vu? The battle over the best way to teach children ...

As of a June 2025 EdWeek tracker, New York is one of 21 states, as well as Washington D.C., that have banned smartphones ...

American schools are not just in a crisis moment. They’re at an inflection point. Attendance has plummeted since COVID. Test scores are dropping nationwide. Last week, a new report showed that ...

NYC's cellphone ban in schools has led to the unexpected issue of students struggling to read analog clocks, as they rely heavily on digital timekeeping. Despite attempts to curb device use, students ...

Uttar Pradesh government has made newspaper reading compulsory for students of all state-run secondary and basic schools to cultivate reading.