Reading is “a powerful predictor of long-term success,” says literacy advocate. Here are five steps parents can take to raise ...

The bench outside the 11th and Pike Playground is a memorial to Kai’Mani Adams, who loved to play in the park.

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Call it a “colorful” way to teach kids about the importance of literacy. The Newell-Fonda schools used a “color run” to ...

Lawmakers in some states are trying to ban the "cueing" approach, which asks students to rely on pictures or context clues to ...

From interactive whiteboards to ‘gamified' homework, technology now dominates almost every aspect of pupils' education. But ...

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From registering voters to hosting sensory storytimes to teaching “Adulting 101,” area libraries have gotten creative in the ...

The signs were almost as diverse as the crowd wielding them. Hundreds of people lined both sides of William Street near Blue and Gray Parkway on Saturday afternoon for a local iteration of the ...

Area houses of worship are invited to share their news for our free weekly listings. Email information to Mercury Editor Tony ...

Nine of the dead were children, said President Volodymyr Zelensky, who grew up in Kryvyi Rih. Local officials said a ballistic missile had hit a residential area ... been little sign of a let ...

Like many others, we were directly affected by the school closures and poor air quality in the Los Angeles area ... Children may react differently, and it is important to be on the lookout for ...