Literacy

ability to read for knowledge, write coherently, and think critically about the written word; ability to read, write, and use arithmetic

Commentary Education
Jun 16 2026
Teenage Literacy Is As Bad As It Was In The 1970s. What’s Going On?
By Jennifer Weber Read More
Commentary Culture Culture & Society, Political Philosophy
Mar 27 2026
The Mission of Public Libraries
By Stephen Eide Read More
Commentary Education, Economics Higher Ed, Culture & Society
Apr 18 2024
What Our Elites Get Wrong about Class
By Hannah E. Meyers Read More
Commentary Education Pre K-12
Feb 19 2023
China’s Spy Balloon Should Be a Wake-Up Call — about U.S. Schools
By Wai Wah Chin Read time 1 mins Read More
Commentary Culture, Culture Race, Culture & Society
May 24 2022
Before They Can Learn ‘Antiracism,’ Kids Need to Be Literate — & Too Many Aren’t
By Kay S. Hymowitz Read time 1 mins Read More
Commentary Education, Education Pre K-12, Pre K-12
Jul 18 2017
How the Original Purpose of Charter Schools Is Working in Newark
By Charles Upton Sahm Read time 4 mins Read More
Commentary Culture, Culture, Education Culture & Society, Race, Pre K-12
Jun 16 2015
Dumbed-Down Education Is The Real Problem
By Ben Boychuk Read time 4 mins Read More
Commentary Education Pre K-12
Mar 25 2013
Little 'Core,' Too Much 'Common' In Reading List
By Ben Boychuk Read time 4 mins Read More
Commentary Education Pre K-12
Feb 21 2010
Retaining Students Forces Schools To Act
By Jay P. Greene Read time 3 mins Read More
Commentary Education Pre K-12
Aug 03 2009
Making the Best of a Flawed System
By Marcus A. Winters Read time 2 mins Read More