Arizona is 1 of 5 states going backward on elementary reading test scores
The percentage of fourth grade students who read at or above a “proficient” level dropped from 31% in 2022 to 26% in 2024.
Anchorage Daily News6d
Alaska students continue to struggle in math and reading, according to ‘Nation’s Report Card’
Alaska’s 4th and 8th graders scored below the national average and showed no improvement in 2024, amid a national decline in reading proficiency.
Hometown Station5d
La Mesa Junior High Reports Progress At Hart District Board Meeting
William S. Hart Union High School District Governing Board meeting, La Mesa Junior High School Principal Thomas Flores ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution16h
Atlanta tops the nation with major 4th grade reading gains. This program could be why
Fourth graders in Atlanta Public Schools made significant progress in national math and reading tests. Now the district will expand its reading program to middle schools.
Education Next5d
Hard Lessons from the New NAEP Results
There was some awkwardness last week when 2024 NAEP results showed that LAUSD’s 8th-grade reading score dropped by eight ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution22h
As fourth grade scores rise, Atlanta Public Schools prioritizes literacy
Fourth graders in Atlanta Public Schools made significant progress in national math and reading tests. Now the district will expand its reading program to middle schools.
KPVI4d
Education reformers push Wisconsin lawmakers to raise the bar for reading, math
(The Center Square) – Calls continue at the Wisconsin Capitol to change back the state’s education standards. Reform groups lined up at the statehouse, pressing Republican lawmakers to return the ...
State tests: Shakopee students do well in math, but reading lags
By Pat Minelli and Mary Sasa Staff Writers State test scores released today show Shakopee students in 2007 exceeded state proficiency averages for math in most grades, but were lagging in reading ...
DOGE cuts $900 million from agency that tracks American students' academic progress
A federal research office that tracks the progress of America’s students is being hit with almost $900 million in cuts after ...
The New York Sun2d
Too Many ‘A’ Grades: Harvard Moves to Restore Academic Rigor After Years of Grade Inflation
On the chopping block might be such classes as ‘Anime as Global Popular Culture’ and ‘Zombies, Witchcraft, and Uncanny ...
Opinion
The Lewiston Tribune6dOpinion
OPINION: Student test results make clear schools need to change
But last week, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (informally known as the Nation’s Report Card) ripped away any gauzy illusions: Reading scores for fourth graders here have fallen ...
The Daily Northwestern1d
District 65 board hears demography, equity progress indicator reports
The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education heard updates related to its Structural Deficit Reduction Plan at ...