The Tourism Ministry says Syria received 3.52 million visitors in the first half of 2026, up 111% from the same period last year, however, most of these ‘visitors’ were Syrian expatriates  [DAMASCUS] ...

Literacy sounds like a simple thing to measure. Either you can read a sentence or you can't. Yet when you look closely at how nations report this figure, the picture gets more interesting, and a small ...

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As technology continues to advance, tech companies have pounced upon the opportunity to bring education systems around the world up to speed with the ever-more connected digital world and the ...

Literacy rates are falling and experts say a lack of reading fiction is fueling a growing empathy crisis in America.

South Korean government plans a free nationwide AI chatbot and public-service agent to reduce the digital divide and provide personalized assistance.

Seven Senate districts touch Oakland County, of which six have primary races with opposing candidates in at least one of the ...

OLD SAYBROOK, Conn. (WTNH) — Old Saybrook parents raised their concerns about the school district’s literacy rates with the Old Saybrook Board of Education (BOE) in a special meeting Thursday. At the ...

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BRAINERD — Reading scores are improving at Brainerd Public Schools. Last month, School Board members heard about literacy gains made by several student groups over the past year. Literacy coordinator ...

President of Syria Ahmed al-Sharaa arrives for the 80th session of the UN’s General Assembly at the UN Headquarters on Sept. 23, 2025, in New York City. — Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Syria’s government ...

Louisiana's K-3 literacy rate climbed nearly 17 percentage points during the 2025-26 school year, with kindergarten students showing the strongest growth. According to new data from the Louisiana ...