Reading officials say the city’s lead hazard reduction program is gaining momentum, but more participation is sought. “Lead exposure, especially in older homes with deteriorating lead-based paint, is ...

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered vulnerable code in legacy Python packages that could potentially pave the way for a supply chain compromise on the Python Package Index (PyPI) via a domain ...

Christopher Merrill, longtime director of the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program (IWP), is marking 25 years as director and has announced he will step down at the end of the year.

Starting in autumn quarter 2025, the University will begin a multi-year restructuring of the undergraduate writing program, which had previously run concurrently with the humanities Core sequence.

Arlington Public Schools is searching for volunteers to read to elementary-aged kids for an hour each week, as part of a push to improve literacy skills and get kids excited about reading. The pilot ...

The University of Arizona is terminating its Writing Skills Improvement Program, a move that closes the door for students to receive instruction from specialists with professional degrees in writing, ...

Alice Walker. Charles Bukowski. Louise Erdrich. Juan Felipe Herrera. These are just some of the authors who received a Creative Writing fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts over the ...

You’re at a bar and strike up a conversation with a cute guy. You have so much in common: You were both competitive college athletes, have the same taste in TV and movies, want to try a local hike you ...

The University of Iowa will discontinue the Iowa Youth Writing Project (IYWP) and the Iowa Summer Writing Festival at the end of 2025 due to funding changes. The Iowa Youth Writing Project serves K-12 ...

Last week, Idaho Ed News reported an astonishing jump in the number of K-3 public school students who are reading at grade level: 70.9%, besting even pre-pandemic rates of literacy success. This ...

When you're first starting a business, one of the first things you'll need to do is figure out how you'll fund it. There are plenty of options — from crowdfunding to loans or grants. But the simplest ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A free literacy program in Hillsborough County, SEEDS (Supporting and Empowering Educational and Developmental Services), is expanding to serve more students. In the past, the program ...