The problem with England’s compulsory reading test for 13-year-olds

Year 8 students will soon be required to take a reading test so that ‘everyone can thrive’ – but not everyone is convinced ...

Year 8 pupils to sit compulsory reading tests under new plans

Year 8 pupils in England will have to sit reading tests at school under government plans due to be released this autumn, the BBC understands. The mandatory tests, first reported by Schools Week, would ...
Reading Eagle

Reading Public Library accepts rare set of collected works of William Penn published in 1726

A two-volume set containing the writings of William Penn and published in London in 1726 has found a new permanent home in the Reading Public Library. The books titled “A Collection of the Works of ...
WGN Radio

WGN Radio’s September Book Club choices

It’s September, and we finally get to ask the question: What’s Sara reading in Reading? Yes, although long-time WGN Radio bookworm Sara Tieman has left the station, and the country, she’s still part ...