Reading in the Rock initiative gets 50,000 books to Little Rock School District youngsters

Natasha Davis has always encouraged her daughters to read. So she was delighted when Nilah, a third grader at King Elementary ...

Russellville Huntington Learning Center Expands Access to Literacy Support; Approved Provider Under Arkansas Department of Education

Extends literacy tutoring rates to all families while the state rolls out the Arkansas Literacy Tutoring Grant Program RUSSELLVILLE, Ark., Dec. 21, 2025 / PRZen / Arkansas is taking meaningful steps ...

Valley View teacher encourages kids through reading, acts of kindness

Valley View Intermediate fourth-grade teacher Erin Eastman has been named K8 News December Teacher of the Month, recognized ...

‘The Polar Express’ at 40

I’m not sure if our teacher knew we were teetering on the edge of belief when she read Chris Van Allsburg’s “The Polar Express” that week, but it pulled me back from the slippery brink. Nothing ...

A new bold plan aims to help more Mississippi third-graders read on grade level

Project 75 is a reading initiative with an ambitious goal: to boost the percentage of third-graders in Jackson who pass the state assessment on the first attempt from 55% to 75%. Cormack presented his ...