Creating Young Readers works to make sure early literacy skills are top priority for kindergartners and first grade area students, with free one-on-one tutoring.

Imagine waking up for the first day of middle school and discovering you’ve already missed class — for more than half the ...

Last year, only about 60% of Pleasant Run students passed IREAD. But this year, the scores jumped 21.5 percentage points one ...

A Mississippi dad couldn't help but laugh at the answer his six-year-old son gave for a recent homework assignment asking him to "name his favorite place to go." Homework can be a significant source ...

Massachusetts as a whole saw early literacy dip during and after the pandemic. In 2019, 8 percent of Massachusetts third ...

Early reading screening benchmarks indicate how students are doing on a specific set of reading measures. Students whose scores fall below the benchmark will be provided tiered support to help them ...

According to the National Literacy Institute, 54 percent of adults have the literacy level of a sixth grader. In addition, 21 ...

We sit down with the executive director of Lead to Read Kansas City to see how our new KMBC9 Cares for Kids campaign is making a difference in the lives of kids across the metro.

For decades, schools have allowed children to advance to the next grade even when they’re not reading at grade level. But more and more states are adopting policies to hold ...

English teacher asked her 9th grade students what they wished their parents had known about their teens' first year of high ...

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, eight percent of Massachusetts third graders did not meet reading expectations on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test.

Shauna Snyder is only in her fifth year as band director at High School, but she’s already made quite an impact, transforming ...