Reading comprehension is a critical skill that shapes students’ academic success, yet traditional assessment methods often ...

The latest National Report Card continues to show a steady decline in reading, with scores reaching an all-time low.

For the first time, second graders are mandated to take the statewide reading assessment—allowing schools to catch literacy ...

Rapidly-increasing levels of non-English speaking students in schools across the nation may be contributing to the abysmal ...

Five years after the pandemic, only 20% of fourth graders who are Black, Latino or from low-income households scored ...

The report card concludes, “Compared to the first reading assessment in 1992, the average score in 2024 was not significantly different.” Eighth-grade scores followed the same trend: “In 2024, the ...

The latest national testing data on reading may not have improved, but in Ohio, we can. Whether in higher education, school ...

Overall, the percentage of students from kindergarten to third grade who scored at or above the benchmark in literacy rose from 47% to 51%. In both the reading and math assessments given to students ...

But as the state marks five years since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, state education leaders are continuing to think about recovery.

Literacy proficiency scores for elementary school students in Merced fell by 8 percentage points during the pandemic. Five years later, those scores remain low, which has led Merced City School ...