Choudhury pointed to state test scores that show that large numbers of students are approaching grade level in reading, but aren’t where they should ... t hand middle schoolers a book that ...

By middle school, I was reading voluminous adult fiction ... to spark joy in a wider range of readers.) Kids should be required to read more books, and instead of just analyzing passages, they ...

Students at Harding Middle School in Des Moines are reading. A lot. In fact, since school started this year, students have read more than 1,000 books thanks to a reading program that includes a ...