literacy

Some Detroit public high school students have the opportunity to earn $2,000 for attending after-school literacy tutoring at their school.

The Michigan House and Senate approved the legislation this week that signals the start of a major shift in how the state’s public schools approach reading instruction.

Today, the story of how a B-list celebrity reshaped the Republican party…in the 1970s. We chat with the host of the podcast Landslide, which explores how the presidential face-off between Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan helped shape our current political climate. Then, book lovers unite in Detroit! A community event is coming this weekend, uniting readers across genres and generations.

A federal appeals court has dismissed a motion seeking to undo a ruling in a literacy lawsuit from Detroit.All 16 judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for…

A federal appeals court has handed a victory to Detroit public school students suing for the “right to literacy.”One of the attorneys in the case called…

Kalamazoo Public Schools wants every student to see someone who looks like them in a book. That's why it's adding books to school classrooms to reflect…

Gina Russ, a volunteer reading coach at Stocking Elementary School, is helping a first grade student learn her vowel sounds.Russ holds up a card with a…

Bill Gelineau, Michigan’s Libertarian nominee for governor, says Michigan's education system needs to start focusing on the individual needs of…

The Michigan Department of Education on Wednesday released the results of its latest M-STEP assessment exams.The big takeaways? Only 44-percent of…

State Education officials are touting programs to improve early childhood literacy.The programs help state and local educators collaborate to bring more…