While it was gratifying to see that The Chronicle deems the issue of adult literacy worthy of a cover story, we were disappointed with the article (“Building a Nation of Readers”) that ran in your ...

There has been a longstanding discussion in the reading wars since the 1950s, when the novel “Why Johnny Can’t Read” ...

Amid the partisan noise surrounding education there is a fundamental truth: Student literacy must not be politicized. Ensuring that every child can read proficiently is not a partisan issue − it is a ...

The graduation rate among Illinois students hit a historic high, of nearly 88%, last school year, as did student performance on literacy exams, state officials announced Wednesday with the release of ...

(KRON) — The San Francisco Unified District comes with good news. Since the adoption of a new initiative, “Each and Every by Name” earlier this year, San Francisco schools are achieving and even ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Data from the New York State Department of Education shows the Syracuse City School District has an average reading proficiency score of just 26%. Statewide, that number is 63%. “I ...

Faced with stark evidence that nearly two-thirds of elementary school students in Savannah-Chatham County public schools (SCCPSS) are not reading at grade level, the district's literacy task force ...