Arkansas basketball is closing in on March Madness. Th Razorbacks (23-8) open their time at the SEC Tournament on Friday, March 13. They will be the No. 3 seed and face the winner between No. 6 Texas ...

One of the most influential names in the “science of reading” movement has issued a surprising warning: After years of neglecting to systematically teach students foundational reading skills, he says, ...

A man awaiting trial on a murder charge after he was accused of killing his daughter's alleged abuser won the Republican nomination for sheriff of a county in Arkansas, according to the Arkansas ...

An Arkansas father facing second-degree murder charges for allegedly gunning down his teenage daughter’s suspected sexual predator won the Republican nomination Tuesday for Lonoke County sheriff.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Polls have officially closed in Arkansas for the 2026 primary elections, and results are beginning to pour in. We will have a quick round-up below of key races in the state, along ...

FARMINGTON -- As it adjusts to new state rules on holding back third graders, the Farmington School District will use a new phonics curriculum to help students meet reading benchmarks. The new ...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas will open the Ryan Silverfield era at home on Sept. 5 against North Alabama as part of a home schedule that features seven home games, including five Southeastern ...

The target for the proportion of children passing the phonics screening check – a test of how well children aged five and six in England can “decode” words – has been raised to 90%. This increase, ...

First-grader Mary Greer shows her work during a phonics-based reading lesson at Hunt Valley Elementary School in Springfield, Virginia. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post) The “reading wars” that ...

There are few things people on both sides of the political aisle agree on nowadays, but one is that ditching phonics-based instruction for reading has been a disaster. Even California is now following ...

To the editor: In 1970, I was a student teacher and then a second-grade teacher in New York. I later became a learning and reading specialist and taught the teachers. Throughout my training, I learned ...