We need to get kids reading whole books again — here’s how

Book reading in schools has fallen off severely and, in many classrooms, nearly disappeared, but our model legislation, ...

Cache | There are two ways to build skills using AI tools—Opt for this method

A recent study from researchers at Anthropic, titled ‘How AI Impacts Skill Formation,’ provides a rigorous look into this dilemma, revealing that the way we interact with these tools creates two ...
NPR

For the first time, lawmakers are reviewing unredacted copies of the Epstein files

Lawmakers are just beginning to review unredacted versions of the Epstein files but those who have read them say the system is complicated and insufficient. For the first time, lawmakers can review ...
The Conversation

Reading to young kids improves their social skills − and a new study shows it doesn’t matter whether parents stop to ask questions

Erin Clabough is affiliated with Neuro Pty Ltd. In 2024, 51% of families read aloud to their very young children, while 37% read aloud to their kids between the ages of 6 and 8 years old. Some parents ...
The Hill

GOP senator on Epstein files: ‘Now I see what the big deal is’

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) said Monday she now understands “what the big deal is” after reviewing unredacted files tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “I’ve not been one of the members ...
CNN

13 controversial redactions from the Epstein files — and what we’re learning about them

This has been a big week in the long-running — and still very much not-over — saga of the Jeffrey Epstein files. That’s because we’ve begun to learn more about the Justice Department’s controversial ...
The Washington Post

John Phelan, Trump’s Navy secretary, listed in Epstein flight logs

John Phelan, the billionaire art collector whom President Donald Trump appointed to oversee the U.S. Navy, appears to have traveled on at least two transatlantic flights with Jeffrey Epstein, ...
Wall Street Journal

Truth, Consequences and the Limits of Epstein’s Web

The shock blast from last week’s epic Epstein file drop has radiated out widely, triggering nauseated panic and fueling longstanding grievances among and against a new set of participants in a ...
USA Today

DOJ to allow Congress to view unredacted Epstein files starting Feb. 9

Members of Congress will be able to review unredacted versions of the more than 3 million pages of Epstein files released by the Justice Department starting Feb. 9, according to a letter obtained by ...
PBS

A timeline of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and the fight to make the government's files public

For much of two decades, police, FBI agents and prosecutors investigated allegations that Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused underage girls. Now, the Justice Department has released much of what they ...
tbsnews

From offshore wealth to private islands: How the Epstein Files complete a decade of elite exposure

The Panama Papers exposed how wealth quietly slipped through offshore cracks. The Paradise Papers followed, mapping a world where legality and morality rarely shared the same address. But the latest ...
The Atlantic

The Literary Ecosystem Is Dying

With this week’s announcement of massive cuts at The Washington Post, the paper’s Book World supplement earned a dismal distinction: It may be the only newspaper book-review section to have been ...