Literacy is one of the most important skills for children to learn, but many are falling behind. A 2023 study found that approximately 40% of children in the U.S. are unable to read at their grade ...

Most children in lower and middle income countries fail basic literacy tests, according to World Bank-backed report ...

New analysis compares literacy vs. poverty rates for 10,000 districts, 42,000 schools and 3 million kids. Is your school a ...

Experts explain how best to prepare very young children to read. Children who are reading on their own as early as age 2 or 3 are the outliers, literacy experts said. Recently, a friend gave me a hand ...

For Lisa Parry, a 12th-grade teacher in South Dakota, the students' essays were getting stale. Her solution: get the students to turn to ChatGPT ‒ which serves up fresh ideas. Before her students ...

As a parent, your child must develop practical life skills that will help them confidently navigate the world before they turn teenagers. Raising a well-rounded, independent child takes more than just ...

A somewhat similar study that also examined kids’ books, this time looking for specific evidence of gender stereotypes, was ...

Back-to-school season often comes with new routines and expectations. The carefree days of summer can feel far away, and children are suddenly asked to adjust quickly to classroom rules, schedules, ...