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

New data shows achievement gaps in education for some Charleston County School District classrooms are shrinking thanks to ...

When it comes to reading, middle school students need foundational literacy instruction that respects age, cognitive ...

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The extent of South Africa's literacy crisis has been laid bare with the Department of Basic Education's new early learning reading benchmarks, covering 11 official languages. The benchmarks, which ...

DeWine referenced Republican former U.S. senator from Texas Phil Gramm’s contention that “there’s always room in the country ...

Johnson wants improved school funding, better math and reading scores, and a new skilled trade pathway toward graduation.

The sounding-out of the word requires children to guess what that word might be – and might mean – based on their knowledge of words in their oral vocabulary. It requires them to check if that word ...

There’s a little more than a year left in Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s tenure, and with time winding down he’s considering how ...

Announcing WESA’s new podcast, "King," about a year in the life of a Pittsburgh Public school. As the debate about school ...

Classical Host Laura Atkinson and Reporter Justin Hicks trace the American musical tradition of shape note singing from ...