Balanced Literacy downplays structured phonics, where kids learn by memorizing letters' sounds. Is that why some are struggling to read?

In Raymond Elementary School’s pre-kindergarten classroom, boys and girls huddled together on a rug with their teacher to learn a foundational skill for reading and spelling: how to pull apart and put ...

The teacher’s family “supports getting the charges dropped for all involved,” after a planned toilet-paper prank became a ...

A mom and science writer offers an operating manual for parents grappling with kids' screen use and cravings for sweets.