The “Mississippi Miracle” has been cited by governors, researchers, and education policy wonks across the country. North ...

When Mississippi reformed its reading curriculum in 2013, scores for the state’s elementary school students soared. Inspired by the “Mississippi miracle,” other Southern states followed suit. But the ...

An influential researcher in the science of reading movement is warns schools may be "overteaching" the skill.

When COVID-19 wrought havoc on society in early 2020, today's youngest schoolchildren were infants or yet to be born. Now in ...

After previous years of low literacy rates, San Joaquin County is actively making changes to improve student reading scores.

Several years ago, my linguistic research team and I began developing a computational tool we call "Read-y Grammarian." Our ...

There are plenty of professional athletes who have names that are somewhat difficult to pronounce. You might not think Travis Etienne Jr. is a member of ...

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley and former U.S. Rep. David Cicilline are among 13 adults celebrating late-in-life bar and bat ...

Learning French, reading the latest Andy Weir novel, hanging out with friends for St. Patrick's Day - language is central to all these everyday activities. Seemingly effortless from childhood, ...

The annual debate over 'Ramzan' versus 'Ramadan' highlights how history, migration, and globalization influence language. While Arabic pronounces it 'Ramadan', Persian and Urdu adapted it to 'Ramzan', ...

Lynx House was a real house first. The Lynx was a painting rescued from the dump and hung on the wall. The home was shared by friends going through the University of Massachusetts’ master’s of fine ...