According to research, people who regularly read books may live longer than those who don’t. It’s a great way to relax without getting information overload—plus, with a library card, it’s a pretty low ...

States receiving federal literacy grants would have to follow the science of reading, under a bill the House education ...

Editor’s note: This essay is an entry in Fordham’s 2025 Wonkathon, which asked contributors to answer this question: “What needs to happen next—at the state, district, and school levels—for the ...

The science of reading is having a moment. Pundits are trumpeting the Southern Surge and celebrating academic outcomes in (gasp!) Mississippi and Louisiana. Outlets like the New York Times and ...

Improving early literacy remains a central focus as recent drops in reading scores across the state have educators at the ...

On an evening walk in 2023, I’d just started listening to Emily Hanford’s groundbreaking podcast “Sold a Story,” when an interview with a father and daughter hit me like a ton of library books. The ...

In her State of the State Address, Gov. Gretch Whitmer led with education as a key initiative for 2026 and beyond.

As an avid reader – and an author, too – I’m disheartened by frequent reports of a decline in reading for pleasure among young people. So when a friend recently asked me whether her daughter was ...

Reading is a foundational skill that is complex to teach and assess. At the same time, students may be engaging with text more than we recognize. “If we include graphic novels, comic books, online ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Staten Island elementary school is working to change the way students are learning how to read through a staff-wide commitment to implement a “science of reading” curriculum ...

Staff report Niles Intermediate School was recently recognized as a Governor’s Science of Reading Champion School. This ...