Book reading in schools has fallen off severely and, in many classrooms, nearly disappeared, but our model legislation, called the BOOKS Act, can ensure that kids start reading full books again, ...

According to some teachers and college professors, children aren’t reading as many whole books anymore. But just how widespread is this purported trend, and what does it mean for students’ literacy ...

Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. High school students are still reading full books in ...

“We do one book after state testing, and we did ‘The Great Gatsby.’ … A lot of kids had not read a novel in class before.” — Laura Henry, 10th-grade English teacher near Houston “My son in 9th grade ...

Despite a national trend toward teaching shorter texts, Green Bay area schools still require students to read full novels. State standardized tests, like Wisconsin's Forward exam often focus on ...

As summer draws nearer and the temperature creeps up, many kinds of leisure beckon: swinging in a shaded hammock; tending a ...

Once upon a time, children read books. In the corners of classrooms and libraries students got lost in books. However, there has been a dramatic shift in the system and books are no longer the center ...

Some high school teachers and college professors have been ringing alarm bells about what they see as a troubling trend in America’s schools: Students aren’t reading whole books in class anymore, they ...

We've released our list of 100 Notable Books. (You can read it in full here!) Browsing a list of 100 books is exciting, but can be overwhelming. Want to find one to read right away? We can help! Here ...