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Tag: Reading and Writing Skills (Education)

World

Facing a ‘Reading Crisis,’ Denmark Wants to Make Books Cheaper

August 21, 2025ISABELLA KWAIComments Off on Facing a ‘Reading Crisis,’ Denmark Wants to Make Books Cheaper

The Danish government announced this week that it planned to make books exempt from a 25 percent value-added tax.

World

Denmark Wants Kids to Read More. Will a Tax Cut Help?

August 21, 2025August 22, 2025ISABELLA KWAIComments Off on Denmark Wants Kids to Read More. Will a Tax Cut Help?

With the country facing a “reading crisis,” the Danish government plans to exempt books from a 25 percent value-added tax.

World

‘Not Good for Learning’

May 5, 2022David LeonhardtComments Off on ‘Not Good for Learning’

New research is showing the high costs of long school closures in some communities.

World

Learning More

May 2, 2022David LeonhardtComments Off on Learning More

Why did U.S. schools make so much progress in the 1990s and early 2000s?

World

‘Reversing Gears’: China Increasingly Rejects English, and the World

September 9, 2021September 9, 2021LI YUANComments Off on ‘Reversing Gears’: China Increasingly Rejects English, and the World

A movement against Western influence threatens to close off a nation that succeeded in part by welcoming new ideas.

World

Why School Districts Are Bringing Back Younger Children First

November 30, 2020Eliza Shapiro and Kate TaylorComments Off on Why School Districts Are Bringing Back Younger Children First

New York City became the highest-profile example when Mayor de Blasio said elementary schools would reopen starting Dec. 7.

World

‘It Just Isn’t Working’: PISA Test Scores Cast Doubt on U.S. Education Efforts

December 3, 2019December 5, 2019Dana GoldsteinComments Off on ‘It Just Isn’t Working’: PISA Test Scores Cast Doubt on U.S. Education Efforts

An international exam shows that American 15-year-olds are stagnant in reading and math even though the country has spent billions to close gaps with the rest of the world.

World

South Korea Dispatch: Running Out of Children, a South Korea School Enrolls Illiterate Grandmothers

April 27, 2019April 27, 2019CHOE SANG-HUN and CHANG W. LEEComments Off on South Korea Dispatch: Running Out of Children, a South Korea School Enrolls Illiterate Grandmothers

As the birthrate plummets in South Korea, rural schools are emptying. To fill its classrooms, one school opened its doors to women who have for decades dreamed of learning to read.

Headlines

Beyond Trade War, China’s Xi Looks to Press Trump on Taiwan

October 28, 2025Chris Buckley and Amy Chang Chien

Ivory Coast President Secures 4th Term in Election Without Top Opponents

October 27, 2025Saikou Jammeh

Milei’s Win in Argentina Signals Rebuke of the Past and Trump’s Impact

October 27, 2025October 27, 2025EMMA BUBOLA

Rebranding Immigration

October 27, 2025October 28, 2025KATRIN BENNHOLD

The U.N. food agency fears it will not have enough to feed people in Haiti.

October 27, 2025October 27, 2025Frances Robles, David C. Adams and Andre Paultre

Russia Aims Drone Attacks at Civilians, a War Crime, U.N. Inquiry Says

October 27, 2025October 27, 2025ANDREW E. KRAMER

In Fight Against Malaria, an Unexpected — and Snuggly — Shield

October 27, 2025Stephanie Nolen

Search Underway After Crew Member Goes Overboard on Viking Cruise

October 27, 2025October 27, 2025CHRISTINE HAUSER

Hurricane Melissa Turns Toward Jamaica, Bringing 175 M.P.H. Winds and Catastrophic Rains

October 27, 2025October 28, 2025THE NEW YORK TIMES

Trump Administration Live Updates: U.S. Gives Mexico More Time to Meet Demands to Avoid Tariffs

October 27, 2025October 27, 2025THE NEW YORK TIMES
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