The Danish government announced this week that it planned to make books exempt from a 25 percent value-added tax.
Tag: Reading and Writing Skills (Education)
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.
‘Not Good for Learning’
New research is showing the high costs of long school closures in some communities.
Learning More
Why did U.S. schools make so much progress in the 1990s and early 2000s?
‘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.
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.
‘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.
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.