New data shows early‑grade reading remains below pre‑pandemic levels, with first‑ and second‑graders lagging as math rises.

Young students are still struggling to bounce back academically from the pandemic, even though many were babies at the time.

The Bettendorf Library Foundation’s Booker Bear reading program sponsored by Ascentra Credit Union was held on March 2 at the Bettendorf Public Library. Pleasant Valley Community School District first ...

Incoming first-graders offered advice to students starting first grade this year. Many students said they were nervous on their first day but made friends quickly. Reading, math and making friends ...