The average American student remains half a grade level behind pre-pandemic levels of achievement in both reading and math.

This quiz is Sponsored by Beanstack. Education Week has full editorial control of content. What is a significant benefit of reading aloud to children from a young age, as indicated by literacy experts ...

People with more knowledge tend to be better readers. That’s not proof that increasing knowledge improves reading. It could be that higher achieving kids like learning about the world and enjoy ...

The Premiers’ Reading Challenge begins on the first Monday in March each year and ends on the first Friday in September. In 2025, registrations will open on Monday 3 March, 2025. The Challenge ...

Every Friday our chief football writer Miguel Delaney sends out his Reading the Game newsletter, packed full with all the latest football news, analysis and insight from behind the scenes of the game.

National News Literacy Week kicked off Monday. Especially for youth, critical thinking skills to analyze what's read, seen ...

Two additional elementary schools have quietly won exemptions to Mayor Eric Adams’ sweeping reading curriculum mandate, ...

The most recent exam was administered in early 2024 in every state, testing fourth- and eighth-grade students on math and ...

Here's what the experts say about our reading habits—and whether you should change them. Though the average American only spends about half an hour reading a day, they spend several hours online ...

YouTube said Wednesday that it is adding new experimental features for Premium users, including high-quality audio, a faster playback speed option on mobile, and the ability to “jump ahead” on ...

Two tests are being used to test for bacteria almost instantly through a throat swab and a finger prick. The tests aim to reduce the use of antibiotics and therefore antimicrobial resistance ...

Character AI, a startup that lets users chat with different AI-powered characters, is now testing games on its desktop and mobile web apps to increase engagement on its platform. The games are ...