As an avid reader – and an author, too – I’m disheartened by frequent reports of a decline in reading for pleasure among young people. So when a friend recently asked me whether her daughter was ...

Reading clinched only their second League One victory of the season when they edged past Leyton Orient 2-1 at the SCL Stadium. In-form Jack Marriott gave the Royals a 1-0 half-time lead, Idris El ...

New research from the Generation R study suggests that what mothers eat and what supplements they take during pregnancy could have lasting effects on children’s brain structure and behavior, offering ...

Restaurant Blackbird has closed its doors several months after opening. The restaurant opened in June in the former location of Beer Wall on Penn Avenue. Blackbird branded itself as offering “the art ...

Firefighters responded to a 2-alarm fire at a home in North Reading, Massachusetts.The fire started just after 5 a.m. Tuesday at 52 Abbott Road. Crews appeared to be focusing on a garage. North ...

The writing’s on the wall — if you can read it. Sobering national test results show more high school seniors are struggling with math and reading than at any point in recent decades, with Education ...

High schoolers’ reading and math scores dropped to the lowest level in decades, along with declines in science scores from eighth graders, according to the National Assessment of Education Progress ...

The reading and math scores of 12th graders has dropped to their lowest level in more than 20 years, according to results from an exam known as the nation's report card. The National Assessment of ...

The Education Department has released a new Nation's Report Card. High school students, especially 12th graders, are reading and learning math and science at historic lows, according to a new report ...

High school seniors had the worst reading scores since 1992 on a national test, a loss probably related to increases in screen time and the pandemic. Their math scores fell as well. By Dana Goldstein ...

American high-school seniors’ scores on major math and reading tests fell to their lowest levels on record, according to results released Tuesday by the U.S. Education Department. Twelfth-graders’ ...

You don't need to know the difference between a three-card and a Celtic cross spread, to get the most out of a tarot card reading. All you need: your Sun sign! Here's what I do: Shuffle my tarot deck ...