Schools are moving to scripted, structured lessons and "high-quality" (they hope) learning materials.

Parents can send children to school rested and ready to learn, but schools have to do their part too.

College students can't read well and don't try, writes a philosophy professor.

Schools must tell parents if their child has requested to use a different name or pronouns at school, says the U.S. Education Department.

Schools are trying to solve every student's every problem, but neglecting their academic mission.

Math and reading scores are way up in a high-poverty California district, but some teachers say there's too much testing.

Reading comprehension is based on decoding, vocabulary and knowledge, say "science of reading" advocates.

Spelling -- linking sounds to letters -- is a key to reading fluency.

Steubenville's families are struggling to make a living -- but their children are excellent readers.

In many schools, "they're warehousing our children in special ed or warehousing them in gen Ed."

Passing special-ed students along with high grades and a diploma -- but no effective instruction --doesn't do them any favors.

A Denver charter network has trained parents to work as reading tutors.

Don't blame parents for children's reading struggles.

Pandemic learning loss averaged half a year for most students, but the neediest students lost more in reading and math.

A majority of black, Hispanic and low-income fourth-graders have "below basic" reading skills. Does it matter?

How Louisiana is raising reading scores and hoping to improve math achievement.

Reading scores are still falling on the "nation's report card," while math scores are the same.

Biden's education legacy: He gave schools billions to recover from the pandemic, but didn't focus on learning.

The National Archives are looking for cursive-reading volunteers to transcribe and catalog historical documents.

K-1 students made significant gains when teachers used UFLI Foundations, a systematic phonics and phonemic awareness program.