America’s schools are facing a crisis in reading achievement. The recently released National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) found that only 31 percent of 4th graders and 30 percent of 8th ...
When “Orbital” by Samantha Harvey won this year’s Booker Prize in what I, at least, thought was an upset over “James” by Percival Everett, I was instantly eager to read it. As I had a pre-planned trip ...