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Everyone is talking about the reading crisis. But inside the “Mississippi Miracle,” it’s all about comprehension.

Many people dream of extended summer reading time, but to really dig into books, you need steal any moment possible.

Though 88.2% of Alabama third graders overall scored high enough on the spring reading test to move on to fourth grade, reading success varied across public schools statewide. Many schools saw every ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released the spring STAAR testing scores for third through eighth grade students on Tuesday, showing gains in social studies and math, while reading ...

Correction: This article has been updated to show that 91.9% of Shelby County’s third grade students scored high enough to reach the cut score. Alabama’s third grade reading scores held steady this ...

The Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik musical Spring Awakening will get an Off Broadway revival this fall at Studio Seaview, with Tony-winning director Danya Taymor (The Outsiders) and The Testament of ...

Danya Taymor will direct the revival of the 2006 musical that brought Lea Michele and Jonathan Groff into the spotlight. By Caitlin Huston Business Writer Spring Awakening is returning to New York. A ...

Teachers expect students to arrive at middle school with foundational reading skills, like being able to decode multisyllabic words. But this mindset can lead to overlooking fluency. Oral reading ...

SPRING TWP., Pa. - Southeastern Pennsylvania is about to get a taste of the deep South. A popular franchise full of decadent desserts just opened in Spring Township, and it's the first of its kind in ...

Rachel Carson was a marine biologist who wrote three books about life in the ocean, before a letter, published in The Boston Herald, prompted a change of focus. The ...