Recently, a friend gave me a hand-me-down kit filled with beautiful wooden games and brightly colored books that promises to teach my child to read. The phonics-based program, the company says, can be ...

Whoever may have told you that nonfiction is boring was either A) reading the wrong books or B) just plain wrong. Autobiographies and memoirs, for instance, are some of the most captivating reads—and ...

This mobile summer library, funded by the Rockford Education Foundation, keeps summer learners excited about reading.

The Pleasant Valley Elementary School held its third annual Dewey Days on Wednesday night. It was the second year for the ...

Free Press columnist Carlos Monarrez breaks down the Detroit Lions’ third-round pick in the 2025 NFL draft, at No. 70 overall. Isaac TeSlaa, Arkansas, receiver, 70 th overall Were there bigger ...