Any educator who’s ever had to ask a pupil to fix a computer might be surprised to learn that not all students are technologically proficient—or at least not savvy enough to be considered ...

Two years ago, local politicians, business executives, educators and nonprofit organizations banded together in an unprecedented push to improve literacy among San Antonio children. The goal: Make ...

Literacy stations promote collaboration, motivation, and provide targeted practice for a variety of needs and abilities in a fun and easy way. Everyday activities, like talking, singing, playing sound ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- The push to remove an illegal voting literacy test from the North Carolina Constitution is once again up for debate in the General Assembly. Some lawmakers have been trying for ...

White supremacist Democrats in the late 1800s created literacy tests for Black voters, but exempted illiterate white voters. Into the 1950s, the tests were used to stop educated Black voters from ...

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December 4, 2025 - A new literacy intervention program is being rolled out in San Diego, Alameda, San Mateo and Riverside counties, to help teenagers in juvenile detention grasp the basics of reading.