US children fall further behind in reading, make little improvement in math on national exam
America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little ...
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Illinois’ 4th grade NAEP scores drop in both reading and math
NAEP results show Illinois’ fourth graders are having a harder time meeting or exceeding standards than their peers’ in past ...
Milwaukee Public Schools students continue to struggle with reading and math scores, national testing shows
The new results continue the record, going back almost two decades, of MPS results being among the weakest in the country.
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Mississippi reading gains are encouraging, but literacy challenges persist in some districts
Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) Welch Reading Retention Note: This Mississippi Today Ideas essay, published on the heels of the Jan. 29 ...
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Georgia’s math and reading scores on ‘nation’s report card’ remain flat
Georgia eighth graders fared better in reading with 68% of test takers scoring at or above ‘basic’ and 56% reaching that threshold in math. Both were close to the national average. Reading scores were ...
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Dave Joens grew up reading about Illinois history. Now, he's retiring after 20 years as state archivist.
Though Joens explored many professions over the course of his career, his love for Illinois history has been at the heart of ...
The Latest: RFK Jr. appears on Capitol Hill for HHS confirmation hearings
Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s confirmation hearings began Wednesday before the Senate Finance Committee. He appears before the ...
NJ fourth grade reading scores continue to fall after COVID pandemic
Reading scores in New Jersey continue to fall following the COVID pandemic, based on data published in the Nation's Report ...
Michigan drops in national reading ranking, improves in 4th grade math
Michigan improved in state rankings in fourth grade math moving to 18th in 2024 on the National Assessment of Educational ...
From last to 16th place in 4th grade reading: Louisiana elementary students leading nation in growth
Louisiana’s public education scores soared from pre-pandemic numbers, with fourth graders going from last in reading to 16th ...
State’s fourth-grade reading levels below national average for 16th straight year
The report shows that 24% of Michigan fourth graders are proficient in reading, compared to 30% nationally. Eighth-grade math scores are also low and just 24% of Michigan eighth graders are proficient ...