Elementary and middle schools’ reading scores have been stuck at a low point since the disruptions of the pandemic era, more than five years ago. That’s starting to change, according to a new report ...

Middle schooler Cora Walsh of Long Island, N.Y., has won the 2026 NPR Student Podcast Challenge with a story about her journey with dyslexia.

Scores from a major international test of 15-year-olds, released on Tuesday, showed a steep decline in United States’ teenagers’ reading abilities—and have already prompted education leaders to ...

School cellphone bans might seem like a good way to improve learning for elementary school children, but new research published in Behavioral Sciences shows that simply owning a cellphone correlates ...

Anyone who has spent time on a college campus lately has probably heard laments from faculty about their students’ reading habits, or rather nonreading habits. Such complaints are more than an ...

The declines nearly wiped out gains made in the state exams last year. New York City school leaders promised a review of the results. By Matthew Haag See more of our coverage in your search ...