Apr 27 Math scores slip, reading flat for nation’s 12th-graders By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The nation's high school seniors are slipping in math and failing to make progress in reading, with just one-third of the 12th graders ready for the academic challenges of college. Continue reading
Feb 02 Remember your first book? One group hopes you don’t By Larisa Epatko Remember that favorite book from your childhood, the one that made you fall in love with reading? One organization in New York wants your experiences with books to predate even that. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 4:06 Short and shallow reading on the Internet? Not so fast By PBS News Hour We hear a lot about how the Internet, social media and our addiction to handheld devices have reduced our attention spans. Nicholas Thompson of The New Yorker asks you to look more closely at the long, in-depth stories being shared… Continue watching
Dec 11 10 children’s books that feature diverse characters By Corinne Segal Diversity in children's and young adult literature is important, book publishers and librarians say. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 9:38 What’s the grade for extra reading time in low-performing Florida schools? By PBS News Hour Florida requires 300 low-performing elementary schools to add an hour of focused reading to their school day. Four years into the initiative, how effective has it been? Alison Stewart checks in for this update to a report that aired last… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch 8:04 Does Ohio’s third grade reading test miss its goal? By PBS News Hour A growing number of states are promising to hold back students who cannot read by the end of third grade. Two years ago, Ohio passed legislation to put up a barrier to fourth grade for those who failed the state's… Continue watching
Feb 01 14 books you could read in the time it takes to watch the Super Bowl By Kristin Miller If you just watch the game, a conservative estimate of the running time of the Super Bowl is at least three and a half hours. Add in the pre-game and post-game analysis and the entire event could top six hours. Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch Viewers respond to report on mandated extra reading time at Florida grade schools By PBS News Hour Viewers respond to a recent NewsHour Weekend signature piece examining Florida’s new law requiring low-performing elementary schools to provide an extra hour of reading every day. Hari Sreenivasan reads your comments. Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch How much does mandatory extra reading time help students? By PBS News Hour In order to make sure students are reading at grade level, many states throughout the country have taken steps to provide extra reading time and instruction for underperforming students. But how much does simply adding extra time help? Patte Barth,… Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch Closing the gap: Low-performing Florida grade schools add extra reading time By Andrew Mach The state of Florida recently mandated the 300 lowest-performing elementary schools add an extra hour of reading instruction each day, the first in the country to do so. But while supporters are convinced the extra time will improve kids' reading,… Continue watching