Literacy

Standardized testing begins Monday in Tennessee classrooms. For third graders and their families, the standardized test comes with a lot of pressure.

Kentucky students were slightly above the national average in both 4th and 8th grade reading, marking the first improvements in those areas since the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Kentucky native author is spearheading an effort to get a Little Free Library installed in every county courthouse in the Commonwealth.

Third and fourth graders in Tennessee just logged their highest English Language Arts proficiency rates since the state test was revised in 2017. Still, more than half of students in both grade levels fell short of state standards.

Tennessee’s legislature has tweaked its law aimed at improving third grade literacy. But the changes won’t take effect until next school year, and even then, they’re far from an overhaul. That means this year’s third graders will face the consequences of a law that parents, teachers and school district officials have spent months fighting to change.

The students' lawyers argued that literacy is a fundamental skill to living in a democracy, and thus protected by the U.S. Constitution. In a landmark decision, a federal appeals court agreed.

This week, the Pennyroyal Arts Council kicks off "The Big Read," a six-week community wide reading adventure, with the National Endowment for the Arts in…

McCracken County Public Library gets ready to kick off their summer reading program this June and July, for three age groups: children, teens and adults,…

Calloway County Public Library has a new website for Spring 2015 and its filled with information about community events and activities. Sandy Linn stops…