Timothy Shanahan, a professor emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has spent his career evaluating education research and helping teachers figure out what works best in the classroom. A ...

New data shows early‑grade reading remains below pre‑pandemic levels, with first‑ and second‑graders lagging as math rises.

Until a couple of years ago, Lucy Calkins was, to many American teachers and parents, a minor deity. Thousands of U.S. schools used her curriculum, called Units of Study, to teach children to read and ...

David Daye, an instructor at Bradley University, is running for the Peoria Public School Board of Education in the Peoria Central District to improve reading skills and increase transparency in the ...

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Even for people who love books, finding the opportunity to read can be a challenge. Many, then, rely on audiobooks, a ...