We were amazed recently when we learned that the Fort Worth ISD school board voted to adopt a reading curriculum for kindergarten through fifth grade that includes Bible stories. Named the Bluebonnet ...

Reading doesn’t come naturally. It is a skill children must learn step by step. Some master it quickly, while others struggle. A new study suggests music lessons might tip the balance. Researchers ...

Our math and reading scores have been declining for a decade. The “Southern Surge” should be a wake-up call. Emily Scherer has been teaching fifth-grade English in Newport, Vermont, for nearly a ...

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Why do we read the Book of Jonah on Yom Kippur? Commentators — predictably — differ. But I believe one crucial reason is because of the book’s warning against dehumanizing others in the course of ...

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George Orwell once wrote that restating the obvious is the “first duty of intelligent people.” In that vein, allow us to restate the case for what may be literacy instruction’s richest but ...

Berkshire Hathaway's cash pile is still near record levels, and it sold more stocks than it bought for the 11th straight quarter. It still started six new positions and added to five more. Investing ...

Researchers hope that a better understanding of which genes contribute to excess weight could help with prevention starting in childhood. By Gina Kolata Researchers have known for decades that ...