“We are now adopting the Bluebonnet phonics component. So the reading is split into skills and knowledge. Skills is the ...

Nearly 6 in 10 third graders scored below grade level on California’s reading tests during most of the last decade.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. At a minimum, schools should teach children to read. But for years California’s elementary schools have been failing ...

Glorifying consumption | Life of privation | Safeguard bees. Mercury News reader letters to the editor for June 20, 2025.

On July 1, the unpopular Reading Instruction Competence Assessment will be replaced with a performance assessment to ensure teachers are prepared to teach students to read.

Opinion/Letter: Phonics the wrong way to teach reading The front page story in the Feb. 23 Daily Progress (“Back to Basics”), about teaching phonics, caught my eye immediately.

Summer is for outdoor fun, and Davidson County groups are offering a lot of ways to play outdoors. The Finch House music series, a 1970s and ‘80 party and youth sports night at a Post 8 baseball game ...

Star Trek stars Anson Mount (Strange New Worlds) and William Shatner (The Original Series) have back-and-forth fun with a Jeffrey Hunter meme. Published Sat, 07 Jun 2025 09:37:06 -0500 ...

Again you can rent most of the equipment needed, but you will probably have to invest in your own ski clothes to stay warm. And lessons are really a must if you want to stay safe. All in all, skiing ...

It's kind of a big dill. Mississippi Pickle fest is this weekend at the Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum. The event will have two days of fun sure to satisfy anyone who loves pickles ...

Brian Johnson photo, B.C. Lions. Photo by Brian Johnson Nathan Rourke is trying to add a little something to his game this season — the B.C. Lions quarterback wants to have more fun.

Girls on the Run will have nine runners racing Grandma’s as Charity Partners, with the goal of raising $9,000. Launched in 2011 the organization has helped involve over 25,000 participants.