Illinois lowered its standards in 2025, but over half of third graders still couldn’t read at grade level. It’s a critical milestone. See how your students did. Even under loosened proficiency ...

The list of troubles facing local news operations seems to go on forever. The rise in big box stores and ecommerce has made local newspaper retail advertising almost superfluous. The long-term decline ...

Mr. Giles is a novelist and the former executive Hollywood editor of Vanity Fair. Anyone who’s published a book or tried to has had even indispensable friends and family tell them why they’re not ...

CHEYENNE — Dyslexia advocates pushing for new legislation to address reading intervention in the state may face an uphill battle getting a bill unrelated to the budget passed during the upcoming ...

Paris (AP) — A couple of star giant pandas who lived in France for 13 years and gave birth to three cubs were on their way back to China on Tuesday, the Beauval Zoo said. Huan Huan, the female, and ...

READING, Pa. - It's the holiday season, and Reading is spreading the joy! This years theme was "The Gift of Giving Continues." It celebrated the ongoing gift of compassion, unity, and community pride.

Upgrading to Windows 11 is still possible even after Windows 10 reached the end of support on October 14, 2025. Although many devices continue to run the retired operating system, switching to Windows ...

Story-tellers are success-builders, according to a group of Fox Chapel Area residents helping to battle the country’s literary crisis. Through the simple task of turning pages in a book, the ...

What’s spookier than Halloween this fall? Having an empty to-be-read list! But there’s no need to fret if your library holds are barren or your nightstand bookstack is a little thin – USA TODAY has ...

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Microsoft is blocking another way to choose a local account in Windows 11. You'd force a local account by disconnecting from the network. The block is currently in place in the latest Windows 11 ...