Kentucky's 2026 primary election is scheduled for May 19. Excused in-person absentee voting is available May 6-8 and May 11-13. No-excuse in-person absentee voting is available May 14-16. Kentucky’s ...

New HarperCollins study finds that daily reading for pleasure among five- to 17-year-olds fell from 39% in 2012 to 25% in 2025 The “relentless” focus on measuring literacy progress in schools has ...

Recent studies from the Georgia Council on Literacy and other education advocacy groups show that about 62% of Georgia's third-graders were not reading at a proficient level in 2024. Now in 2026, ...

Starting next September, public schools looking to buy or update early literacy, reading and writing curricula for students in kindergarten through fourth grade must ensure the materials are aligned ...

Sara Bode of Nationwide Children's Hospital in Ohio speaks with NPR's Emily Kwong about why many pediatric centers have started screening kids for literacy skills. The first doctor I can really ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — When COVID-19 wrought havoc on society in early 2020, today's youngest schoolchildren were infants or yet to be born. Now in their early school years, researchers are beginning to ...

HB 1193 would provide funding to place a specialized literacy coach in every public elementary school in Georgia. The bill shifts state law to require kindergarten attendance, aimed at eliminating ...

FEDERAL WAY — When the pediatrician handed her 1-year-old a book at their most recent checkup, Brittany Phillips noticed her daughter looking intently at the doctor and pictured the wheels turning in ...

Retiring ahead of the traditional timeline requires careful planning. Here’s how to chart a realistic course to financial freedom Retiring early requires diligent financial planning as you strategize ...

This year’s mayoral race saw the highest early in-person turnout ever for a nonpresidential election in New York. By Alex Lemonides and Ashley Ahn See more of our coverage in your search ...

LONDON, 30 October 2025 – The ‘literacy crisis’ is complex, but two things are clear: some teachers lack confidence in teaching literacy effectively and some children are not learning foundational ...

The House will vote Wednesday on a sweeping early literacy reform bill, aiming to reverse what leaders are calling “troubling trends” in student reading rates. “In Massachusetts, we have school ...