A few months ago, I pulled out a kids’ book for my seven-year-old to read to me. She opened the first page, shook her head and handed it back. “I can’t read this,” she said. “It’s in cursive.” First, ...

“At the end of the day, if you cannot read and write, it's very hard to succeed,” Aleysha Ortiz tells PEOPLE Barry, Taylor & Levesque, LLC According to a complaint, Aleysha Ortiz, 19, who has learning ...

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Aleysha Ortiz is 19 years old and dreams of one day writing stories and maybe even a book. That may sound like a reasonable aspiration for a teenager recently out of high school, but for Aleysha it ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Gov. Mike DeWine announced new social studies initiatives Wednesday, including using history, geography and civics content to teach students reading and writing skills. During his ...

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For the novelist Rebecca Makkai, writing blurbs had become nearly a full-time job. She explains why blurbs matter — and why she’s taking a break. By Rebecca Makkai Rebecca Makkai is the author, most ...