Dear Heloise: I sympathize to some extent with the writer in a recent column of yours lamented how doctor’s offices will say ...

The staff of the Martha Canfield Memorial Free Library invites the public to an in-person talk with Tim Brookes, author of ...

As Illinois rolls out a new law requiring early literacy screenings beginning Jan. 1, some educators question whether it will ...

A postal clerk who can’t read cursive, millions of misread letters and a “lost generation” of students: Michael Reagan links failing schools to your missing Christmas mail.

North Carolina’s first Black-owned children’s bookstore is officially back open and in a new location. The owner of ...

Here’s a true Christmas story starring the U.S. Postal Service and Santa Claus. Earlier this week, my wife Colleen went to ...

Here’s a true Christmas story starring the U.S. Postal Service and Santa Claus. Earlier this week, my wife Colleen went to our local post office in Los Angeles to mail a present to her relatives ...

Forget cursive. Statistically, given the sad state of our government schools, he’s lucky he can read at all. As is well known, and has been reported in the media for decades, more than half of all ...

Being a good sport doesn't always come naturally; it's a skill that takes effort and practice to learn. As parents and ...

I'm a parent and teach writing. Watching my kids adopt new slang gives me a window into how expressions go viral, burn out, ...

JJ Redick's kids had to write persuasive essays to earn their Christmas gifts. The Los Angeles Lakers coach and his wife, Chelsea, told sons, Kai and Knox, to explain why they should receive their ...

That joyfulness can extend even to the more mundane lessons, like learning new vocabulary, which historically has involved ...