Experts are Worried as More US College Students Are Arriving Without Knowing How to Read ...

I’ve seen the effects of this change up close, having taught English in college classrooms since 2007, and I’ve witnessed the ...

Timothy Rimke reads during Casey Cuny's English class at Valencia High School in Santa Clarita, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. Jae C. Hong / AP Ask a high school student about the last book they ...

Nearly a year ago, when Education Week hosted an online conference about adolescent literacy across the content areas, we got a lot of interested and enthusiastic responses from participants. But we ...

An early literacy bill includes several strategies designed to boost reading skills in K-3 students — including retention.

American students’ reading skills have continued to decline since the COVID-19 pandemic, while their math skills have barely improved, according to a report from the Department of Education released ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark C. Perna is a generational expert who covers education & careers. The ability to read is a skill that’s easy for many adults ...

Gen Z students are arriving at college with such feeble reading skills that some are incapable of even comprehending full sentences — forcing professors to start reading to them aloud in class, ...

Andrea Asuaje is a senior radio producer with “Under the Radar with Callie Crossley.” Prior to her work at GBH, she was a senior producer and show runner at Rococo Punch; and a reporter, producer and ...

Across Oregon, conversations about low reading proficiency have put a spotlight on the importance of early literacy and the districts working hard to make real progress. In South Umpqua School ...

Kansas' director of Blueprint for Literacy urges the Legislature to blend it with the state Board of Education's Every Child ...