Fades 4 Reading program uses the Barbershop & Social Services as unconventional learning spot for youth to address the literacy gap in Olmsted County.

Immersive books for young readers include Kate DiCamillo’s “The Hotel Balzaar,” Katherine Rundell’s “Imaginary Creatures,” and four others.

As part of her search for a director of elementary education in literacy, Crook County Schools Superintendent Melissa Skinner prefers that candidates have experience with a teaching method that is ...