At the beginning of 2025, a children’s picture book about a pride parade in San Francisco became the focal point of a controversy about LGBT-representation and whether the book’s particular expression ...
Create a game, get people of all ages involved, and make a habit of reading. Here’s what literacy experts say works best.
Circle City Readers an Indianapolis tutoring program to address K-3 grade literacy gaps at public schools has improved ...
With a full week to prepare for its Maui Classic debut, the Hawaii women’s basketball team scored an impressive win over a ...
We discuss a new picture book about inventor Jim West and hear from Angeline Boulley, bestselling author of young adult novels like 'Firekeeper's Daughter' and 'Sisters in the Wind'.
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Reading wars

The federally funded National Reading Panel published Teaching Children to Read, a 450-page report that reviewed the scientific literature and identified five pillars of literacy: phonemic awareness, ...
Forward Imani Perez and the Rainbow Wahine have had plenty of practice for today’s opponent, Liberty. Perez (12) tries to get ...
The American Library Association recently announced that award-winning librarian and Reading Rainbow host Mychal Threets will serve as honorary chair of the National Library Week 2026, April 19-25.
In a profession that’s overwhelmingly female and largely white, Black men make up around 1% of the teaching workforce. But ...
A larger-than-life statue of Fred Rogers, perhaps as large as his magnetic personality, stands watch over the confluence of ...
Zainab Sesay VCU Capital News Service The popular 1980s show “Reading Rainbow” recently was rebooted and at a time when children across the nation struggle with reading. The show returned for free on ...
Library Journal reports sales have risen over 100% since 2019, making graphic novels the third best-selling genre in the U.S. and Canada, with 35 million books sold. General fiction remains the best ...