Kids' picture books build vocabulary, knowledge of the world and a sense of how stories work.

English teachers still teach classics, but think students relate more to "diverse" young-adult books.

Lowering the definition of "proficient" reading would end the "reading crisis," writes education professor. But one-third of students are very poor readers.

New York spends a lot on schools and doesn't get much for the money.

Students want to read great books and talk about the meaning of life, but college administrators don't see the value, writes a philosophy professor.

Parents' rights won a 6-3 victory in the U.S. Supreme Court: Parents can opt out of gay and transgender lessons that contradict their religious beliefs.

The SAT, and soon the ACT, are changing to cater to students with short attention spans.

Ability grouping works for K-2 readers.

Turning kindergarten into "the new first grade" has made school even harder for boys.

To offer a demanding, powerful curriculum to every child is not elitist. It is egalitarian.

Most English majors at two state universities in Kansas can't read and understand Dickens' Bleak House.

The first step in improving education is to stop doing stupid things.

Mississippi should be a role model for the nation in how to teach reading, along with Louisiana, Tennessee and Alabama, but old stereotypes persist.

College students don't spend much time studying or working for pay, but expect high grades for little effort.

Reading scores are up in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama and Tennessee . Other states are trying to follow the leaders. Only one in...

Schools are moving to scripted, structured lessons and "high-quality" (they hope) learning materials.

Parents can send children to school rested and ready to learn, but schools have to do their part too.

College students can't read well and don't try, writes a philosophy professor.

Schools must tell parents if their child has requested to use a different name or pronouns at school, says the U.S. Education Department.

Schools are trying to solve every student's every problem, but neglecting their academic mission.