It's the first Nation's Report Card since the Trump administration began making cuts to the U.S. Education Department. The scores reflect the state of student achievement in early 2024.

Across grade levels, engaging and creative writing prompts encourage kids to explore their opinions, reflect on experiences, and build strong arguments.

“It’s got to be my favourite [Shakespeare play] at this point,” says actor Graham Abbey, currently playing Leontes at the Stratford Festival.

“Romeo and Juliet,” “The Great Gatsby” and other classics still dominate school reading lists.

Content is not king. Thinking is just as important.

In 1885, white rioters murdered dozens of their Asian neighbors in Rock Springs, Wyoming. A hundred and forty years later, the story of the atrocity is still being unearthed.

In “Strangers in the Land,” Michael Luo tells the story of the Chinese workers lured to the United States and expelled when 19th-century politicians turned against them.