While not mandatory, the law provides support for phonics — focused on vocabulary, comprehension and sounding words out — to ...

A new California law is pushing for phonics-based reading instruction in elementary and middle school classrooms.

The unfolding legal battle over the late former Deputy President David Mabuza’s R44 million pension payout has become a cautionary tale for South Africans in customary partnerships. With two women ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Jason Riley and Dan Henninger. Photo: I-Images/Zuma Press There are few things people on both sides of the political aisle agree ...

Jolly LLB 3 released today and has drawn an encouraging response from early viewers. Starring Akshay Kumar, Arshad Warsi, Saurabh Shukla, Amrita Rao, Huma Qureshi and Gajraj Rao, the film had made ...

Schools are "picking up the pieces" as more children start reception without key skills such as speaking in full sentences or using the toilet independently, teaching unions have told the BBC. A third ...

David Jolly is running for governor of Florida, promising a campaign that will reach all corners of the state and seek votes from people who don’t traditionally support Democrats. The central theme of ...

To look inside Julie Celestial’s kindergarten classroom in Long Beach is to peer into the future of reading in California. During a recent lesson, 25 kindergartners gazed at the whiteboard, trying to ...

4:16 p.m. June 2, 2025: An earlier version of this report incorrectly said teaching phonics was new to Long Beach Unified. Some phonics has been taught in the district for years, but a new focus on ...

Kindergarten students Gabby Kim, left, and Ellie Such answer questions on a literacy lesson during Julie Celestial's kindergarten class at Mark Twain Elementary School in Long Beach. For the record: 4 ...

The Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB), in collaboration with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), has commenced a Jolly Phonics training for 1,250 early grade teachers ...