As a high school science teacher, Fawn Phillips, who’s been teaching the subject since 1999, said she had never really thought about the problems her students were having with reading—nor did she have ...

This story was updated to add other counties where the program has been rolled out, and clarify the role of the Office of Youth and Community Restoration. Only a few months into Rosie Leyva’s job as a ...

The Redlands Adult Literacy Program at A.K. Smiley Public Library is going strong after 15 years. The program works because of volunteers who want to be tutors. A frequent misconception is that adult ...