Almost all children can learn to read with effective data-driven support, according to Gardner Institute analysis.

The state that jumped from 49th to ninth nationally in reading is now guiding other states seeking literacy improvements.

"When it comes to the most foundational skill required for full participation in civic and economic life — the ability to ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio students who were held back from fourth grade due to a state law requiring struggling readers to repeat third grade performed better on English language arts in fourth through ...

Rep. Rob Hall, R-Tulsa, introduced the Oklahoma Reading Excellence through Accountability, Development, and Standards (READS) ...

Dayle Burns is the wife of House Speaker Jon Burns, and she admits she gives him a nudge every now and again, especially when ...

Third grade students in California’s lowest performing schools are doing better at reading, thanks to the Elementary Literacy Support Block Grant funding and a new focus on curriculum materials based ...

Now that Hamilton County students have returned to the classroom from summer break, an estimated 500 kindergarten and first-grade students across 12 local public schools will receive free, daily, ...

A new study by Gallup on behalf of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy finds that low levels of adult literacy could be costing the U.S. as much $2.2 trillion a year. According to the U.S.

In 1993, in its education report card, the Nashville Chamber of Commerce named literacy as a significant issue plaguing Metro Public Schools. Twenty-six years later, 7 out of 10 third-graders in Metro ...

Studies showing that children who read below grade level by 3rd grade continue to struggle in school long afterwards have engendered a patchwork of literacy laws across the country. Many of those ...