The Second Congressional Commission (EDCOM 2) commended the improved literacy rate among learners under the Department of ...

Historical fiction novels are a wonderful blending that allows us to learn about historical events in the embrace of a story.

A Summer Reading List for America’s 250th Anniversary. On July 4, 2026, America will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the ...

“DAHLIAS,” July 31 at 6 p.m., Trafalgar Library, 424 S. Tower Drive. Free and open to the public. Peggy Bryan will talk about ...

Pain avoidance as a key motivator: Numerous surveys in 2025 indicate that a major reason people avoid consistent health tracking is the pain associated with needles or invasive procedures. As a result ...

In honor of the nation’s 250th birthday, the U.S. Department of Education will enable students to learn American history through a new grant program.

The testing window for the IREAD-3 assessment opens in just a few days. Legislation passed last year requires 3rd grade students to be retained if they do not pass the Indiana reading assessment.

Meanwhile, an eighth grader scoring at the basic level can figure out the main idea from informational text: about a third of eighth graders fell below that standard, the most in the assessment’s ...

ADRIAN – Third grade students at Adrian Elementary School, part of a rural school district in the poorest county in the state, posted the top reading scores among all third grade students tested in ...

Teachers at many schools shifted from books to short informational passages, followed by questions about the author’s main idea—mimicking the format of standardized reading-comprehension tests.

EDUCATION One-third of US public school students are behind grade level, data shows: 'Failing' our children Only one region saw improvement since the 2021-2022 school year, according to NCES data ...