This summer’s run for Fayette County Public Schools’ book bus was a smashing success. Across six locations around the county, ...

The Pleasantville Fire Department ran its first Fire Cadet Summer Camp, a four-day program for sixth, seventh and eighth ...

Families around Kansas City can enjoy free and cheap activities across the metro during the summer time. But if they’re ...

"I think it's really cool," said Peyton Brown.  The 9-year-old is among 50 north Tulsa campers who experienced the rumble of ...

Best Books for Second-Graders Last updated: July 2, 2025 by Regan McMahon Age 7 or 8 is a time when kids have a huge range of reading levels. Some are really ready for chapter books, while others are ...

In 2024, 70% of U.S. eighth-graders did not meet the "National Assessment of Educational Progress Proficient" reading achievement level on a test often referred to as the "Nation's Report Card." ...

About a dozen 8th graders from St. Philip’s School in Dallas traveled to Ghana in Africa. NBC 5’s Noelle Walker reports by looking back at the past, they’re inspired to stand tall in the future.

GIBSONIA, Pa. — Pine-Richland High School students are distributing free copies of "Angel of Greenwood" after the school board voted against including the book in the ninth-grade curriculum ...

2. Have your 2nd grade child use the five-finger test to see if the book is too easy, just right, or too hard. Ask the child to read a page out loud and for each word they don’t know, hold up a ...

That’s because Illinois’ eighth graders outperformed the national average in math and reading, according to the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress results released Wednesday.

The share of Minnesota eighth graders failing to meet basic reading achievement standards edged up to the highest level on record in 2024, according to national benchmark test results released this ...