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 ...

North Carolina fourth- and eighth-grade students scored worse on math and reading exams this spring than before the pandemic, new federal data show. The drops in math scores are bigger than ever seen ...

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library sends free books in the mail to young children. Leaders at Pittsburgh Public Schools are putting their weight behind improving third-grade reading scores — an ...