Literacy rates in Kansas City are up from last year, but still low. Rhea LeGrande from Lead to Read KC joins Heart of the Matter to discuss what's being done to fix that, and how you can help.

What we learn in school comes in part, and perhaps the smaller part, through the manifest curriculum. We first learn skills—how to read and write and do arithmetic—and then we begin the long process ...

A new wave of AI-powered tutoring is helping young children learn to read through personalized, one-on-one instruction that keeps human connection at its core. Platforms like Once combine structured ...