Staten Island reading program reaches 140,000 students in 30 years

Nearly 140,000 Staten Island students — close to a third of the borough’s population — have taken part in Readers are Leaders ...
TimesDaily

Report: Young kids reading scores are still behind

WASHINGTON — When COVID-19 wrought havoc on society in early 2020, today's youngest schoolchildren were infants or yet to be born. Now in their early school years, researchers are beginning to see how ...
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Jewish Federation of Reading schedules programs [Spotlight]

The Jewish Federation of Reading has scheduled the following programs: A screening of the movie “12 Hours in October” will be held on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, 201 ...
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Grant program places reading specialists in Kentucky classrooms

WARREN COUNTY, Ky. — Kentucky’s Department of Education has handed out dozens of $70,000 grants to schools throughout the commonwealth. According to the Kentucky Department of Education, 49% of ...
CNN

As literacy rates lag, a pediatric hospital is screening for reading ability

For some young children in Columbus, Ohio, reading assessments don’t start in the kindergarten classroom — they happen first in the doctor’s office. With concerns rising about lagging childhood ...
The Conversation

Reading to young kids improves their social skills − and a new study shows it doesn’t matter whether parents stop to ask questions

Erin Clabough is affiliated with Neuro Pty Ltd. In 2024, 51% of families read aloud to their very young children, while 37% read aloud to their kids between the ages of 6 and 8 years old. Some parents ...
MLive

Rx Kids program may expand to Jackson, offering $500 monthly payments for new parents

JACKSON, MI — Parents in Jackson and Blackman Township could receive cash payments to help make ends meet during pregnancy and after their babies are born. The Jackson City Council unanimously ...
WSB-TV

IT error showed kids with disabilities enrolled in Georgia Medicaid program had lost status

ATLANTA — A glitch that temporarily deactivated Medicaid care for thousands of families with children with severe disabilities has been resolved, but families want to make sure it does not happen ...
WSFA

Montgomery’s Foster Grandparents program helps inspire kids reading

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A new volunteer program is seeking people 55 and older to help Montgomery students with their reading skills. The Foster Grandparents Program, which started nationwide about ...
Nebraska Examiner

Nebraska proposes requiring kids to take state-mandated reading test to move on from third grade

LINCOLN — Nebraska is looking to require students to retake third grade if they fail a state-mandated reading test — with some exceptions. The proposal is from the Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, carried by ...
The Journal

Upcoming community reading program to highlight public service

The League of Women Voters is launching a community reading program in partnership with the Cortez Public Library, Dolores Public Library, Mancos Public Library, the Sunflower Theatre and the LOR ...
EdSurge

Schools Overhauled Reading Programs. Older Students Are Being Left Behind.

A little girl stared at a list of test questions in her science class, unable to answer the majority. Resigned, she wrote at the top, “I failed badly” — although she misspelled it, instead writing, “I ...