“In schools today students are learning to read until third grade,” she said. “That’s the foundation and it’s so important.

If you’re a parent of a young reader, would you rather start off in Manhattan or Mississippi? The answer may surprise you. Today, fourth-grade students in Mississippi read almost a full school year ...

“We have a science of reading,” Snow said. “But now, we need a science of teaching reading that is equally well-developed if ...