Assembly Bill 1454 marks a turning point in California in a long-running debate over how to teach kids to read. For decades, ...

Fed up parents, civil rights activists, newly awakened educators and lawmakers are crusading for “the science of reading.” Can they get results? Most children need systematic, sound-it-out instruction ...

At least 26 states have passed laws about how schools teach reading since APM Reports’ Sold a Story podcast began in 2022.

Move over “Dick and Jane.” A different approach to teaching kids how to read is on the rise. For decades, two schools of thought have clashed on how to best teach children to read, with passionate ...

For those of us that fell in love with They Might Be Giants as children (circa 1990’s Flood), the duo served as our first introduction to alternative music. Sure, Pearl Jam and others got tagged as ...

The actor is engaging young audiences again with “Sound Detectives,” a comic mystery podcast that teaches the art of listening. By Laurel Graeber LeVar Burton has spent much of his career encouraging ...

Have your kids come home singing their ABCs to a familiar tune - but one that somehow sounds just a bit off? You're not imagining it: the alphabet song is changing. The original song most of us grew ...

Science kits are a great way to get kids curious about our world and beyond. After all, these kits have the power to captivate, teach STEM skills, and entertain all at once. If your child is already ...

Eucators from a variety of perspectives are coming together on a new reading coalition in an attempt to help Milwaukee kids – ...