The statistics aren’t encouraging: some 82% of Black 4th-grade boys are not proficient in reading, around 70% of public school elementary teachers in the U.S. are white, and a majority of Black boys ...

In Bradley and Bourbonnais, there has been some celebrating of positive feedback from the state’s annual designations as well ...

Find out how your district, charter or school performed. FIVE CHARTS: Compare statewide results over the past five years.

To celebrate their successes, we’ve created lists of the top-performing districts, charters and schools statewide. Take a ...

I always knew, at least intuitively, that reading books is good for you — even the “guilty pleasure” books like thrillers, ...

CHP Berkshires and Families Like Ours will present "Positive Parenting: Reading With Your Family," a free workshop for parents/caregivers, on Thursday, Nov. 21, at the Family Resource Center.

Author Shelby Van Pelt talks about her octopus narrator, character and inspiration before the finale event for 14th Read ...