Central Berkshire Regional School District is one of 13 districts in the state recognized for exceeding pre-pandemic MCAS ...

Hollowed out. That’s how I frequently described West Virginia University during the nine years I worked there before leaving this summer. There was a library, but it bought fewer and fewer books. The ...

Performative reading” has gained a curious notoriety online. Is it a new way of calling people pretentious, or does it reflect a deprioritization of the written word?

Gladden Farms Elementary started teaching reading in small groups two years ago. The strategy is boosting scores and has not ...

Emmery Drake organized a community-wide book donation drive. For her efforts she's won the 2025 Giles Joslyn Youth Initiative Award.

Jennette McCurdy is making her novel debut with her upcoming book “Half His Age,” which is set to be released Jan. 20. The ...

Incarcerated women are opening books instead of presents and reading them aloud so their children can hear their voices at ...

Without Emma Gifford, we might never have heard of Thomas Hardy. Hardy’s first wife was instrumental in his decision to abandon architecture for a writing career, and a direct influence – possibly ...

Liam Drew is a freelance writer based near London, UK. Before a car crash in 2008 left her paralysed from the neck down, Nancy Smith enjoyed playing the piano. Years later, Smith started making music ...

A total of 69 schools in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) will be forced to close on Monday after coloured play sand was recalled due to asbestos risk, the government has said. A recall for the ...

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