When Mississippi reformed its reading curriculum in 2013, scores for the state’s elementary school students soared. Inspired ...

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. “They’re now ...

A goal at the Boys and Girls Club of Oklahoma County is strengthening reading skills for young students. To help, they're using an online program called, BookNook.

Even for people who love books, finding the opportunity to read can be a challenge. Many, then, rely on audiobooks, a ...

Reading scores are improving in Alabama, but thousands of third graders could still be held back this year if they can’t catch up over the summer. When adjusted to current benchmarks, about 88% of ...

In February, a company called Spritz unveiled an app to dramatically increase your reading speed. The idea is that words are fed to readers one at a time, with each word popping up in the same place ...