Empire State schools slow to adopt modern literacy curriculum, lawmaker alleges: ‘New York should be leading’

Assemblyman Bobby Carrol (D-Brooklyn) is demanding the state Education Department mandate New York schools adopt a ...
Nature

Reading Comprehension and Critical Thinking in Educational Contexts

Recent advances in educational research have underscored the pivotal role of reading comprehension and critical thinking in fostering academic success and lifelong learning. Contemporary studies ...

ASAP's challenge fosters reading, dialogue, and a chance at a PS5

ASAP's "B.A.B. Book Report Challenge" uses comic books to discuss gun violence and substance misuse. — The competition encourages reading, critical thinking and family involvement with a PS5 prize. — ...
Oregonian

Oregon’s pandemic kindergartners prepare for middle school with critical reading gaps

Last Wednesday, 11-year-old Geniya sat in a corner of the library at Ockley Green Middle School in North Portland, where she’ll be a sixth grader this fall, intently concentrating on spelling the word ...
Geeky Gadgets

How to Read Smarter and Thrive in the Age of AI : Critcal Thinking

What does it mean to truly “read” in a world dominated by artificial intelligence? Picture this: you’re scrolling through endless news feeds, toggling between AI-generated summaries, and diving into ...
The Conversation

W.G. Sebald’s early critical essays mine his great literary themes – exile, trauma, memory and war

Linda Daley does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...