As Illinois rolls out a new law requiring early literacy screenings beginning Jan. 1, some educators question whether it will ...

The basis of any academic success lies in literacy, and it should be understood that literacy is much more than words on a ...

“I heard you were teaching here. I kept looking out for you so I could see for myself,” he said. Shaking his head, he added, “Un pinche profesor.” We both laughed at the touch of vulgarity, which ...

Hidden among Anchorage’s urban landscape sits Gwennie’s Old Alaska Restaurant, an unassuming yellow building that houses what might just be the most life-changing omelet experience north of the 49th ...

Meghan Trainor's new album Toy With Me is coming out in April, and it features a collaboration with two very special ...

This is what the Defector staff listened to and enjoyed this year. From the Pyre, by The Last Dinner Party In a year where ...