Nearly 60% of third graders aren’t reading at grade level. A new bill would require schools to use a phonics-based approach ...

Recipients included Tuscaloosa County High School choir director Ginny Coleman and Tiffany Amirkhanian, owner of Druid City ...

South Florida head basketball coach was a husband, father, brother and mentor. Now, they say, they must carry on his legacy.

The flame of Jared Polis’ governorship is far from extinguished. But it is starting to flicker with the end date in sight.

The flame of Jared Polis’s governorship is far from extinguished. But it is starting to flicker with the end date in sight.

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By the time Ana made it to my kindergarten classroom as a repeater, she felt defeated — anxious, frustrated, and convinced that reading was out of reach. Her previous struggles with literacy had ...