Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When the latest national achievement scores come out, people want to look at the change since the last time. Are things going up ...

Get kids reading fluently. As much as you can. Have them read and write about books. That, more or less, is the key to ...

Editor’s Note: Click on the words highlighted in this story to pull up a definition and short research summary. Reading comprehension is a complex endeavor. It’s heavily dependent on learning new ...

WASHINGTON — Handing out dismal grades, the Nation’s Report Card says America’s high-school seniors lack critical math and reading skills for an increasingly competitive global economy. Only about one ...

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The latest results from the so-called Nation’s Report Card are out, and they paint a sobering picture of academic achievement across the country. The National Center for Education Statistics has ...

12 minutes of exercise can improve attention and reading comprehension in low-income adolescents, suggesting that schools serving low-income populations should work brief bouts of exercise into their ...