Thirty years ago today, Netscape Communications and Sun Microsystems issued a joint press release announcing JavaScript, an object scripting language designed for creating interactive web applications ...

You’re reading Open Questions, Joshua Rothman’s weekly column exploring what it means to be human. What do you read, and why? A few decades ago, these weren’t urgent questions. Reading was an ...

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T heresa MacPhail is a pragmatist. In her 15 years of teaching, as the number of students who complete their reading assignments has steadily declined, she has adapted. She began assigning fewer ...

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Reading, while not technically medicine, is a fundamentally wholesome activity. It can prevent cognitive decline, improve sleep, and lower blood pressure. In one study, book readers outlived their ...

Here's a tip for older folks looking to keep up with the latest trends among young people: Go to the library. It's a "surprising Gen Z plot twist," The Guardian said. Young adults and adolescents — ...

Have we got a story for you. Actually, let’s rephrase that: Author Kayleen Torres has a story for you. And here’s how it starts: Once upon a time, in a land far away, dwelled a most curious feline ...

Editor’s Note: Click on the words highlighted in this story to pull up a definition and short research summary. Reading comprehension is a complex endeavor. It’s heavily dependent on learning new ...

Editor’s Note: Click on the words highlighted in this story to pull up a definition and short research summary. Visited recently by one of his former students, Minnesota teacher Eric Kalenze was ...

MANILA, Philippines — One of the Department of Education’s most wide-scale attempts to arrest students’ declining reading comprehension skills will start on Friday with the rollout of a new weekly ...