What’s Going On is a listing of activities taking place throughout the Downriver community. To submit an event, send an email to downriverlife@thenewsherald.com. List the time, date, location, ...

This mobile summer library, funded by the Rockford Education Foundation, keeps summer learners excited about reading.

Wakelyn: Research on 260 districts in 35 states found 3rd-grade reading scores rose in each of the last 3 years. What 3 of them are doing right.

The Elyria community is invited to celebrate the grand opening of the Ready, Set, Go to Kindergarten Story Stroll with a ...

Most kids use summer as an opportunity to take a break from school, relax and lay off the learning for a while. That might be a little counterintuitive, says the ...