While food dye and allergen concerns are valid at Halloween, a UNC researcher says sharper focus should be on improving kid's everyday diets.

While poverty is often seen as the primary predictor of malnourishment, it fails to account for the gender-specific disparities in access to nutrition that have steadily led to the development of ...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Julian Brave NoiseCat, an Oscar-nominated filmmaker and writer, about his new book, "We Survived the Night." ...

New analysis compares literacy vs. poverty rates for 10,000 districts, 42,000 schools and 3 million kids. Is your school a ...

After decades of stagnating reading performance, American literacy levels have begun to drop, according to the National ...

Hetty Lui McKinnon’s new recipe is a bowl of ease, and I’d happily eat this for dinner with chile oil dribbled on top. If you ...

Why are so few kids reading for pleasure? A quarter-century ago, David Saylor shepherded the epic Harry Potter fantasy series onto U.S. bookshelves. As creative director of children’s publisher ...

Welcoming translations gives the prize the potential to show that books from different cultures and written in languages ...

Identiv has collaborated with Danish edtech startup TUK to support early literacy development through a screen-free reading tool. For millions of children, learning to read doesn’t come easily. More ...

Study finds reading to young children fell to 41% with daily rates down sharply. Decline concentrates among boys and Gen Z parents who report less enjoyment. Kentucky Book Festival on Nov 1, 2025 ...

RUNNING out of ideas for packed lunches? It is half way through the autumn term, so if you need some bargain snacks to keep them full, here’s some quick suggestions. MUFFIN LIKE IT: Forget soggy ...