WASHINGTON — Chris Stanislawski didn’t read much in his middle school English classes, but it never felt necessary. Students were given detailed chapter summaries for every novel they discussed, and ...

Biology, literature, calculus, U.S. history—all high school courses, regardless of subject, require a strong grasp of one critical skill: reading. By the time students are in high school, especially ...

The Jersey City Public School District is asking stakeholders to weigh in as it considers new English and language arts textbooks and curriculums for all its students. School officials’ final decision ...

The NAACP’s Anchorage Branch looked at how some conditions in local schools might explain poor reading. Alaska holds last place among the states in fourth-grade reading. Anchorage kids score in the ...

Chris Stanislawski, 14, poses for a portrait outside of his home in Garden City, N.Y., on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. Chris didn’t finish any books in his 8th grade English class, in part because their ...