Experts say kids who can’t read proficiently by third grade are more likely to drop out of high school. Living in poverty compounds the problem. Delaware Gov. Matt Mayer declared a literacy emergency ...

The first major moment in a child’s schooling — what many educators call the "make-or-break" year for literacy — is third grade. By the end of third grade, students are expected to transition from ...

Last September, Savannah-Chatham County public schools tried out an intensive new tutoring program to help struggling readers catch up before state reading tests at the end of 3rd grade. By winter, ...

Reading is an essential life skill that predicts success on many levels later in life. There is clear evidence demonstrating that young people who do not learn to read proficiently are more likely to ...

Ezera Washington, April's winner of the "Nicholas Markets Fresh Grocer Amazing Teacher Award," helped her Paterson students ...