Amid a national push to reduce screen time in schools, elementary and middle school students report less of their free time is spent reading. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get ...

Depending on one’s age, summer reading lists can convey a sense of obligation or a feeling of liberation. For children, summer reading is often an annoying or even daunting duty, a book or two that ...

The West Side elevated highway was a miracle: lanes snaking down the edge of Manhattan, a symbol of New Deal–era infrastructure investment in the United States’ biggest city. In 1973, it collapsed.

New HarperCollins study finds that daily reading for pleasure among five- to 17-year-olds fell from 39% in 2012 to 25% in 2025 The “relentless” focus on measuring literacy progress in schools has ...

Richard M. Ransohoff is venture partner at the health care investment firm Third Rock Ventures and serves on the board of directors and research advisory committee of the American Brain Foundation.

Malcolm X once said, “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.” My pathway to education and leadership has been nonlinear: I dropped out of ...

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Every January, many of us resolve to finally read more. A new book appears on the nightstand, an audiobook gets downloaded, or we dust off an old library card. We keep finding our way back to it ...

The State of the Church research shows that weekly Bible reading among U.S. adults has increased to 42% in 2025, up 12 points from a 15-year low in 2024 Young adults are driving this surge, with ...

For many children, the transition from learning to read to reading to learn is a crucial and sometimes nerve-wracking milestone. Reading aloud in class is intended to foster fluency and confidence, ...

When was the last time you curled up with a good book or flipped through the pages of a magazine? If it’s been a while, you’re not alone: The number of Americans who read for fun has plummeted over ...