Think about how many times you read a day, from just a text message to street signs to your latest summer book. Reading is how we learn, part of how we communicate and how we grow our brains. But, this lifelong skill is lacking in Kansas City schools, and it’s not sitting well with educators.

KCTV5+ anchor Janae' Hancock sits down with KCTV anchor Sharon Chen to discuss the depth of this crisis and what's being done to help change this alarming trend.

FULL STORY: https://www.kctv5.com/2025/08/18/absolutely-crisis-kansas-city-educators-alarmed-by-falling-literacy-rates/