With only about 38% of Georgia students reading at or above grade level, according to the Georgia Council on Literacy, new ...

The Georgia Early Literacy Act of 2026 overhauls parts of Georgia’s early literacy framework, directs new resources to ...

A new state law will require districts to update literacy curricula for grades K-4 to align with research on how to teach ...

A 95-year-old Oklahoma philanthropist is spending nearly $1 million on a campaign to improve the state's low reading scores.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a bid to raise Michigan’s low student reading scores, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s recent budget proposal asks the Legislature for a ...

In early 2026, a small group of first-grade students at Lucy Wortham James Elementary School in St. James, Missouri, sat ...

With school back in session for more than 900,000 students in Massachusetts, WAMC spoke with state Education Secretary Dr. Patrick Tutwiler about the new year, a slate of grants and programs aimed at ...

Serena Butch, center, reading to children at the Parsons Children and Early Literacy Center. Children’s Book Week is a reading initiative recognized nationwide twice a year, in May and in November. It ...

Mississippi and its neighbors are improving literacy — and their early childhood investments deserve more credit.

The initiative, which encourages parents to talk, read and sing with their children daily, partnered with the Livingston Educational Service Agency in 2019 to bring resources to the region. Now, it's ...

What followed was a school-wide recognition ceremony honoring Zinser's commitment to early literacy — including a $1,000 ...