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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
A person was found dead over the weekend near Baer Park and Northwest Elementary School, police said. Reading police said officer were called to Clinton Street near River Road about 6:30 a.m. Saturday ...
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 ...
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’ ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
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 ...