Andrew Polk, 26, teaches 10th-grade English in suburban Ohio, not far from where he grew up. As a high school student less ...

I recognize I usually start with some kind of funny story or joke, but this is definitely not one. It's a simple question: Has any policy ever looked more politically dunderheaded in immediate ...

Devan Chopra is reading to a pre-school classroom in Grafton, West Virginia. She's holding up the book Pete the Cat. "I'm here because I really want to spread the love of reading," she said. The high ...

Young readers are getting an assist from Caitlin Clark. Scholastic is donating 22,000 new books to the Caitlin Clark Foundation, which will then get them in the hands of kids who don't have easy ...

It’s a summer day and it's too hot to play outside. Your child is glued to a screen, content to spend their day with air-conditioning and digital media. Sound familiar? It’s the time of year when many ...

Looking for a fun (and free!) way to keep your kids reading this summer? Whether you’ve got a bookworm or a reluctant reader, summer reading programs are a great way to motivate kids to keep turning ...

A quarter-century ago, David Saylor shepherded the epic Harry Potter fantasy series onto U.S. bookshelves. As creative director of children’s publisher Scholastic, he helped design and execute the ...

Children’s Book Week is celebrated May 5 – 11. As a nation and as parents, let’s use this week to help our kids fall in love with reading again. Children’s Book Week is a perfect time to put down the ...

With summer break around the corner, parents are seeking ways to keep young minds sharp and avoid the dreaded summer brain drain. Research says children who read for pleasure and are motivated to read ...