In early 2026, a small group of first-grade students at Lucy Wortham James Elementary School in St. James, Missouri, sat together sounding out words.

Although most of them were still in diapers when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, today’s early elementary students didn’t make it through the global catastrophe unscathed. A new analysis from NWEA, an ...

Children who were in early childhood learning programs during the pandemic are struggling to keep up with grade-level learning in math and English, according to School Readiness for Young Students ...

MADISON CO., Ala. (WAFF) - An organization in Madison wants to help your child succeed. Arise to Read is helping students read at or beyond their grade level which is extremely important for 3rd-grade ...