When Alden Jones taught her first back-in-person college class during the pandemic, something surprising happened. “Here I am, teaching the same class I’ve taught for 10 years, using the same book and ...

Re “I Get Why Students No Longer Read,” by Jonathan Malesic (Opinion guest essay, Nov. 10): I just completed a 40-plus-year career teaching literature courses to university students, and I agree with ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indianapolis Public Schools is celebrating a major boost in reading this fall. The district saw a 10.2% increase in proficiency in its 2024-2025 IREAD scores. Third-grade alone ...

You’ve read the articles. “The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books,” declares The Atlantic. “Why aren’t college students reading – and what can we do about it?” asks Psychology Today. Do they ...

Nicholas Dames has taught Literature Humanities, Columbia University’s required great-books course, since 1998. He loves the job, but it has changed. Over the past decade, students have become ...

Many professors have witnessed a troubling trend in recent years: College students are struggling with reading more than ever. This isn't just about preferring Netflix to novels; it's a fundamental ...

More students were accepted into four-year colleges in 2024 compared to 2019 despite 12th grade students testing lower for college readiness. The National Assessment of Educational Progress’ (NAEP) ...

Mr. Malesic is the author of “The End of Burnout.” He teaches writing at Southern Methodist University. In 2011, I taught a college class on the meaning and value of work. It was a general-education ...

Beyond a pair of double doors resembling a storybook archway, a dozen preschoolers sat cross-legged in a room transformed into an enchanted forest. But their attention was not drawn to the walls where ...