A Reading man has been sentenced to state prison after pleading guilty in a pistol-whipping that led to the shooting death of ...

READING, Pa. - Two men were found guilty Wednesday for their roles in a 2022 double murder in the City of Reading. Jonathon Rodriguez and Emanuel Soto were convicted by a jury of two counts of 1st ...

READING, Pa. - A Berks County man was found guilty of 1st Degree Murder for his role in a 2022 fatal shooting. Deivis Gutierrez was convicted by a jury Friday after a one-week trial. Gutierrez shot ...

November 13, 2025 - Many mentoring and tutoring programs in K-12 schools rely partially on federal grants through AmeriCorps — funding that President Donald Trump has proposed entirely eliminating.

It’s been a big year for reading instruction. States have passed—or begun enacting—laws requiring evidence-based teaching for early learners. Hundreds of thousands of teachers have gone through new ...

Week in, week out, those of us putting together The Wall Street Journal’s books coverage are usually tightly focused on what’s just about to hit the shelves. But come late December, the pace of new ...

For birders of Berks County, the past year yielded mixed results in birdwatching. Although the overall count for the year was below the 20-year average of 252 species seen, there were some unusual and ...

Policymakers must take action to support states and districts in implementing high-dosage tutoring to ensure opportunities for student success. Recent national testing shows a decline in math scores ...

New Year’s weekend is a time of both anticipation and reflection. As we all rightfully look ahead and pray for better days, none of us can help but look over our shoulders and see headlines of the ...