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Michigan has pumped nearly $80 million into boosting third-grade reading levels.But the latest analysis from The Education Trust-Midwest shows despite all…
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Michigan is one of the 15 states plus the District of Columbia to have a Third-Grade Reading Retention Law.Starting in 2020, a third-grader who doesn't…
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The Next IdeaPretend it’s Saturday. You and the kids are running errands, including a several-hour stop at the laundromat. They are bored, you are…
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A literacy program is hoping to get more Genesee County children reading this summer. Ja’Nel Jamerson is the director of the Flint & Genesee Literacy…
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It's well documented that literacy and reading are essential keys to success in life.So what are some good ways parents can teach their children to make…
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Our story about the barbershop that takes $2 off haircuts for young readers went viral, so we went back to ask what happened next.
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A state panel will be named soon to look into improving Michigan’s dismal literacy rate. Governor Rick Snyder signed an executive order Wednesday creating…
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By the time they leave kindergarten, kids are supposed to have learned the building blocks of literacy. They should be able to connect letters to sounds…
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A legislative workgroup has released a report outlining ways to help Michigan students struggling with early literacy.The Third Grade Reading Workgroup,…
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It's finally summertime – time to relax on that lawn chair out in the sunshine and read a good book. Amazon.com has published its fourth annual list of…