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In the history of slavery in colonial America and later the United States, slave owners almost always made efforts to limit the education of enslaved people, including curtailing literacy. [10] Lawmakers in slave states such as Alabama , Georgia , and Louisiana eventually established various anti-literacy laws that criminalized teaching or ...
The reading decline was the largest in 30 years. Experts say the results point to a crisis among American schoolchildren.
The decline of newspapers has various adverse consequences, in particular at the local level. Research has linked closures of newspapers to declines in civic engagement of citizens, increases in government waste, and increases in political polarization. The decline of local news has also been linked to the increased nationalization of local ...
After being widely successful in the 20th century, newspapers have declined in their influence and penetration into American households over the years. The U.S. does not have a national paper. The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and USA Today are the most circulated newspapers in the United States and are sold in most U.S. cities. [9]
IN FOCUS: Half of UK adults don’t read regularly, according to a new survey. Helen Coffey asks where it all went wrong – and whether we can ever find our way back between the pages
Reading: It’s one of the three Rs (you know—reading, wRiting, aRithmetic) and a main pillar of education. As such, reports of kids losing interest in reading around age nine—dubbed ...
Unequal access to education in the United States results in unequal outcomes for students. Disparities in academic access among students in the United States are the result of multiple factors including government policies, school choice, family wealth, parenting style, implicit bias towards students' race or ethnicity, and the resources available to students and their schools.
The number of school librarians has declined, with many school librarians being laid off or assigned to other teaching duties. Between 2010 and 2011, salaries for new school librarians fell two percent. [77] Moreover, the decline in school library services seems unlikely to end soon as schools seek ways to reduce costs and consolidate services ...