Evelyn Johns Lee, age 84, of Smyrna, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 19, 2025. A native of Smyrna, she was born at Rutherford Hospital on July 2, 1940. She was the daughter of the ...

More than half of Louisiana children from poor families start kindergarten without basic reading skills — and most fail to catch up by third grade, according to a new study.

In 2024, 70% of U.S. eighth-graders did not meet the "National Assessment of Educational Progress Proficient" reading achievement level on a test often referred to as the "Nation's Report Card." ...

The St. Johns County School District summer reading program is back, and the district is looking for volunteers. RSVP of St. Johns County is looking for community members to assist once a week ...

Luckily, a team of six Johns Hopkins juniors are cooking up a solution. Bryan Santana, Dhilan Patel, Griffin Montalvo, Justin Bravo, Simon Rupp, and Taran Agarwal, all of whom study computer science ...

Maryland, Johns Hopkins advance in Big Ten women’s lacrosse tournament Blue Jays to face No. 1 seed Northwestern in Friday’s semifinals; Terps avenge loss to Rutgers ...

The film focuses on Tim's journey to improve his reading skills and understanding of various texts. It emphasizes the importance of context clues, identifying big ideas, and adapting reading ...

Unilever fired Ben & Jerry’s CEO over liberal views, court filing alleges The ice cream maker has clashed with its parent company for years over Ben & Jerry’s public stances on race relations ...

NAEP scores show older students struggle in reading About 53% of the Fort Worth ISD’s eighth-graders scored below basic on this year’s National Assessment of Academic Progress.

Some 33% of eighth graders in the U.S. have ‘below basic’ reading levels. Some researchers say it’s time to reconsider the role of phones in their lives.

Reading scores fell, with the lowest performing students struggling acutely. According to the study, a student scoring at “basic” level in fourth-grade reading is able to explain the sequence of a ...