A new literacy curriculum approved by the Scottsbluff Board of Education aims to get more elementary students engaged in reading by putting books — not worksheets — in their hands.

Too many of our students are sitting in classrooms struggling to read. There is a reading crisis in Virginia. The data tells us that Virginia’s students are falling behind and do not have the basic ...

The 2025 NFL regular season has less than a month remaining, but the rookie class is just starting its journey in the league. The first-round picks -- those ballyhooed prospects who were expected to ...

Dallas firefighters spray water on hot spots after a fire destroyed the First Baptist Church chapel in downtown Dallas, Saturday, July 20, 2024. Brandon Wade / Special Contributor First Baptist Dallas ...

SAN ANTONIO – The State Board of Education is considering what titles to add to a required reading list for grades K-12. During a State Board of Education meeting last Wednesday, Nov. 19, the Deputy ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As of the most recent Statistics Canada update, Canadian life expectancy at birth is 81.3. This is well above the global average ...

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi’s bill that would dramatically overhaul Israel’s media landscape passed its first reading in the Knesset early Tuesday, with 54 lawmakers voting in favor and 47 ...

An education expert provided damning testimony Wednesday in the $40 million civil trial of a former assistant principal in Virginia accused of ignoring warnings before a 6-year-old opened fire in his ...

NEWPORT NEWS — A Newport News police detective raced into Richneck Elementary School after first grade teacher Abby Zwerner was shot. “Where’s the main office?” Detective Amber Ruhlen asked as she ...

Vietnam will make English a mandatory subject from grade 1 under a nationwide plan to establish it as a second language in schools by 2030. The move is part of the government's newly approved project ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Caddo Parish is drawing a line in the sand -- this school year, what students know may matter more than what they score on tests. Caddo Parish School Board members recently advanced ...