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Is Less Reading Making Americans Less Empathetic?
A new study shows Americans are less empathetic than they were 30 years ago, and for reasons that might surprise you.
Education
American Student Performance Slips Again; China Is Number One
American students now rank average or below average when compared to kids in other countries—14th in reading, 17th in science, and 25th in math.
Culture
What Is on Your 2011 Reading List?
Culture
Why Don't More Writers Buy Books?
A new submission model—wherein writers must buy a book if they want their work to be considered for publication—is shaking up the literary...
Education
Who's On Top? Color-Coded Maps Rank States' Education Performance
A new report from the Department of Education puts all the latest educational data at your fingertips.
Education
Geoffrey Canada Tells Stephen Colbert Racism Has Nothing to Do with the Achievement Gap
The Waiting for Superman star says teachers unions are to blame for everything wrong in public education.
Education
New Report Puts the Black Male Achievement Crisis in the Spotlight
The latest study on urban black male academic achievement is out, and the data is pretty grim.
Education
Almost Half of Detroit Residents Are Functionally Illiterate
Forty-seven percent of Motor City residents can't fill out a job application or read a newspaper.
Culture
South Carolina Prisoners Refused All Books but the Bible
The ACLU is suing a prison that is intentionally depriving its inmates of books.
Education
Why Standardized Tests Kill the Joy of Learning
How bureaucracy in education is failing our children, one standardized test at a time.
Culture
What Are You Reading? The Community Answers
Education
Superman Can Wait, Parents Hold the Power
A revolution in child-rearing that begins with a parent, a child, and a book.
Culture
If You Had to Make One Book a Mandatory Read, What Would It Be?
Education
Reading Scores Rising, Along With Achievement Gap
White and Asian students make minimal improvement, while minority students aren't improving.
Culture
How Many Books Do You Read Each Year?
There's a post on Kottke today with the headline "I don't read books anymore" that has me thinking. As recently as two years ago, I was reading...
Education
Should High School Dropouts Be Denied Driver's Licenses?
Minnesota's the latest state to revoke driver's licenses from teens who drop out, but that might not be the answer to the dropout crisis?
Education
Should Schools Hold Back Struggling Readers Based on a Single Standardized Test?
Under a new plan in Indiana, third graders who fail a reading test will be held back. But there aren't any new resources to actually teach them.
Education
National History Test Results Aren't Too Hot, But Could You Pass the Exams?
According to a new national report card, only 9 percent of fourth graders could identify Abraham Lincoln and give two reasons why he's important.
