South Africa’s literacy crisis is deepening, with the latest 2030 Reading Panel report highlighting that 80% of grade 3 pupils still cannot read for meaning.

Schools can provide extra support and interventions for kids without holding them back a grade, they say. Read on for three recent developments in retention policy and research. 1.

After 545 of Michigan's third-graders were held back in the 2022-23 school year for poor reading scores, Democrats are hoping to change the law.

Longer books, for example, are considered less “fun”; in addition, some librarians, teachers, and parents are noticing a decline in kids’ reading stamina after the disruption of the pandemic.

MOUNT LEBANON, Pa. — A judge said a teacher in the Mount Lebanon School District violated parents’ rights by choosing to read books with transgender characters without their approval.

If you have a young reader in your life who just can't put their books down, we have some new 2024 titles to consider. Nurture their new reading habit with books recommended by NPR staff and critics.

If you’re looking for easy-to-read books that don’t shy away from tough topics but are quick to digest, engaging and fun, this list will point you toward some of the best middle-grade fiction ...

Children not reading at grade level by the time they reached third grade needed reinforcement as they advanced to the fourth grade. “Our coaches are high-quality education support staff,” Macy said in ...

Star Psychologist Adam Grant Says Reading These 3 Books Will Make You Happier in 2025. These books will ‘feed your mind,’ the Wharton professor and best-selling author writes.

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The latest books in the Picture-Perfect Science series help young students learn to read while they read to learn about science, technology, engineering, and ...

ANN ARBOR, MI - Michigan schools retained more than twice as many students flagged for retention under the state’s Read by Grade Three Law in 2021-22 than it did the previous year. But that’s ...