A total of 6,470, or 11.6%, of Alabama third graders scored below grade level on recent spring reading tests, new state data shows. That’s up from 4,808, or about 9%, of students in 2024.

The National Assessment of Educational Progress report found that 75% of Michigan’s fourth graders and 76% of eighth graders are not proficient in reading at grade level. It also showed that 63% ...

Mississippi moved from 49th in the nation in fourth-grade reading in 2013 to ninth in 2024. Louisiana jumped from last place in 2019 to 16th last year.

The effort begins amid increasing debate in the state over how to revamp the school system. In 2024, Michigan ranked 44th in the country for fourth-grade reading proficiency.

This isn’t just an academic problem. Kids who don’t read by fourth grade are four times more likely to drop out of high school. We know what follows. When the California Assembly passed a bill last ...

During the 2023-2024 school year, over 20% of Texas public elementary schools used STEMscopes Math in fourth grade classrooms. The study compared STAAR outcomes in these schools to those of ...

A divided school board in western Colorado debated Columbus and Black Lives Matter as they considered a new fourth grade social studies curriculum.

Coroner says a 4th person has died from recent drug overdoses in Reading 69 News Apr 10, 2022 Updated Apr 10, 2022 MGN ...

Students from George Weiner’s fifth grade class at White Oaks Elementary School from 1987-1988 reunited on April 26. One student, unable to make it, participated in the celebration via web camera.

Recent STAAR test results show that while Texas students increased literacy rates slightly, nearly half of students in third ...