Reading officials have routinely cautioned residents about the city’s aging housing stock and need for maintenance, and at least three row homes have partially collapsed this year. Not all problems ...

I live in Reading and often drive west using Washington Street. Over the last several weeks I’ve noticed an increase in people begging for money at some of the major intersections, including ...

Nearly a year ago, when Education Week hosted an online conference about adolescent literacy across the content areas, we got a lot of interested and enthusiastic responses from participants. But we ...

Problems in following up with complaints and enforcing city codes are affecting the quality of life for Reading residents, some officials say. Enforcement of ordinances that promote the health, safety ...

It’s not news that vast numbers of kids can’t read proficiently. The mystery is why so many parents don’t seem to care that their children can’t read well. If parents are willing, there’s a way to fix ...

READING, Pa. - Warmer weather than we've been used to is on the way starting this weekend, and that could cause some problems. The freezing and thawing can take a toll on pipes. "With a lot of the ...

Word problems try and tell students a story about the math problem in front of them. They are a useful way to connect abstract numbers to concrete situations, so students can learn early on to apply ...

I emphatically agree with “Without Reading, There Is No Learning,” by Tim Donahue (Opinion guest essay, Feb. 25). On the first day of my freshman writing class last semester at the University of ...

READING — Six years had passed since the City of Reading inspected a three-floor apartment building on the corner of Green and North 8th. Code inspectors were scheduled to visit this August — until ...