Each month, Dayton Daily News reporter Eileen McClory highlights local ideas that improve outcomes for students and teachers in the Dayton area.

Reading and math scores are abysmal across the country, as national testing results keep documenting. Illiteracy rates are rising: The number of 16- to 24-year-olds reading at the lowest literacy ...

Reading and math scores are abysmal across the country as national testing results keep documenting.  Illiteracy rates are rising:  The ...

One criticism of the science of reading is that phonics can be boring. Gee Macrory, a British scholar, says that decodable ...

A 10-hour course for educators creates a common language for teaching phonemic awareness across all grade levels.

This year marks the English novelist's 250th birthday. Her hundreds of surviving letters—both real and fictional—offer ...

As I’m writing this piece, I have read 51 novels that were released in 2025. I chose what to read either based on the description written by the publisher, or because I recognized the author’s name ...

NY Post readers discuss the FBI probe of six Democrats who urged military members to refuse illegal orders. AP The Issue: The FBI probe of six Democrats who urged military members to refuse illegal ...

“It’s all about the texture,” says the author of “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” and the new “Letter From Japan.” Both fit the bill. Credit...Rebecca Clarke Supported by In an email interview, ...

We've released our list of 100 Notable Books. (You can read it in full here!) Browsing a list of 100 books is exciting, but can be overwhelming. Want to find one to read right away? We can help! Here ...

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