I haven’t read a book since high school.” This is one of the scariest things someone can say to me. It’s a statement that ...

Jess Hutchison’s daughter Sawyer, 8, is often bored by the books she gets assigned based on her reading level at school. And she’s not the only one. “Many of them are dumb. They’re just nonsensical,” ...

Reading ability is a big predictor of other academic success, and unfortunately, many U.S. students are not reading at grade level, according to new research. Research has long established that ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Shanahan is a ...

Sit in any bookstore or library for enough time, and you’ll hear an adult tell a child, “You can’t read that book — it isn’t at your reading level.” Comments like this have become all too typical as ...