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The Nature of Classroom Teaching Must Urgently Change, Say Academics

The current style of passive classroom learning is failing students because it isn't engaging enough, according to university researchers.

October 30, 2023BY Nick Spencer
Low US Literacy Levels Could Cost America $300 Billion per Year

In the United States, most adults read at a sixth-grade level or below.

October 9, 2023BY Jackson Elliott
Virginia Parents Raise Concerns Over ‘Extremely Invasive’ Survey That Promotes ‘Early Sexualization’

Virginia parents are raising concerns over what they feel are "extremely invasive" surveys being given to school students ...

November 23, 2021BY Patricia Tolson
Australia is Becoming Less Literate as Writing and Literacy Standards Drop Significantly

Australian literacy levels have been in freefall since the turn of the century, and this has resulted in ...

July 27, 2021BY Rebecca Zhu
Literacy Efforts Recognized With Congressional Award

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—The Literacy Project, headquartered in Newport Beach, California, has been awarded special congressional recognition for its ...

May 27, 2021BY Lynn Hackman