The National Council on Teacher Quality gave poor ratings to three of Maine’s public universities at a time when reading test scores have been falling.

Harriett Gilbert welcomes bestselling author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni into the World Book Club studio to discuss her internationally acclaimed novel, The Palace of Illusions. A luminous reimagining ...

At Gilles-Sweet Elementary in Fairview Park, Ohio, kindergarten teacher Keri Laughlin combines movement and phonics to help her students build the foundational literacy skills they’ll need as readers.

I discuss tried-and-true favorites like KidsTV123 (Phonics Song 2, new version), the Better Alphabet song with Jack Hartmann and Katie Garner, Peachie Speechie for articulation, and Geraldine the ...

Tasked with spelling out the word "drop," the first grader at Logan Elementary School had instead written "drip" onto his laminated sheet with a dry-erase marker. But quickly realizing that spelling ...

"The Vowel A" teaches viewers about the short and long sounds of the vowel letter A. It explains how the presence of a final 'e' at the end of words changes the sound of A from short to long. Through ...

EdSource · The John Fensterwald forecast: What’s coming for California schools in 2026 The John Fensterwald forecast: What’s coming for California schools in 2026 January 8, 2026 - It's time for John ...

Smooth and detailed sound. 360-degree speakers spread the sound around. Excellent wireless range. Handy features like a multiband EQ and Bluetooth standby. IP67 dust and waterproofing. Durable, ...

While Ultimate Ears has been in the Bluetooth speaker game since about the time the genre started, it’s never released a true ultraportable speaker until now. With the Miniroll, UE now offers just ...

Experts opines that play is the natural language of childhood learning development, as water is natural to every aquatic animal. They say that through play, children imagine, express, explore and ...

When Bluetooth speakers first hit the scene, we saw rapid advances in sound quality and features. But in the past few years, development — and interest, it seems — stalled. Ultimate Ears’ new Everboom ...