Howe Elementary Community School hosted an event Friday to celebrate the joy of reading and its power to inspire students to reach their fullest potential.

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Students' reading scores have hit record lows, with boys' scores falling furthest. Pleasure reading could help.

Even in near-freezing weather, 12-year-old Sienna Imperato provided a friendly warmth at her family's Stanwood farm, where she shared each animal's name and story with pride.

F'burg artist Nicole Horn traveled to Amsterdam to study body of work of flower painter Rachel Ruysch; 26-piece collection on ...

Girl grows to accept her brother in sweet sibling tale. Read Common Sense Media's Chooch Helped review, age rating, and parents guide.

Listen to the news, and it sounds like the only part of Chicago is the South Side. In reality, all four sides of Chicago (and ...

The percentage of eighth graders who have “below basic” reading skills according to NAEP was the largest it has been in the ...

Spread the loveAs children reach the crucial age of six, they start to develop stronger reading skills and a growing interest ...

An epic review of a memoir so good that it really, absolutely ought to appear on tomorrow's Ockham awards longlist for best nonfiction ...