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Test scores are down, but experts don’t know exactly why

In sum: Test scores have been trending down for over a decade. There are some signs of recovery in math, but not many in ...

New Tennessee test results show student improvement in reading, but challenges remain

New statewide test results are offering a clearer picture of how Tennessee students are performing post-pandemic, and there ...
KWQC

Nearly 40% of Quad Cities 3rd graders aren’t reading at grade level - Here’s why that matters

Experts say early literacy gaps don’t just affect academics — they can shape long-term outcomes well beyond the classroom.

Bruce Rauner: When it comes to K-12 education, Illinois families deserve high standards and proven policies

If taxpayers are going to invest billions in public education, they deserve more than better optics. They deserve genuine ...
ABC4 Utah

Almost half of Utah third graders can’t read at grade level, report says

On Monday, the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute released a report detailing early literacy rates among Utah children, indicating that many of Utah’s children are not as proficient in reading ...

Report: About half of Utah’s third graders struggle with reading — so what can be done?

Almost all children can learn to read with effective data-driven support, according to Gardner Institute analysis.

Almost half of Utah’s third graders don’t read at grade level, report says

Nearly half of Utah’s K-3 students are reading behind their grade level, even though almost five years ago Utah lawmakers set ...

‘Urgent need’: Nearly half of Utah’s kindergarten through third grade kids can’t read at grade level, report finds

The state aims to see 70% of its third graders reading at grade level by 2027. So far, only about half are hitting the mark.
WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR

73% of MPS fourth graders can't read at a basic level. What will it take to fix that?

Literacy rates have been falling in Milwaukee for over a decade. But there are new leaders, new money and new efforts to fix ...

Georgia’s House Speaker wants to tackle literacy across the state – and his wife will help

Dayle Burns is the wife of House Speaker Jon Burns, and she admits she gives him a nudge every now and again, especially when ...

Y Reads takes struggling kids from 'learning to read' to 'reading to learn'

Local YMCA Reads! program helps struggling kindergartners through fourth graders go from "learning to read" to "reading to ...
The Columbian

Individual attention gives kids a chance to catch up on skills

Read Northwest mentor Lee Campen coached 8-year-old Kellin Bartholomew as he sounded out the words “ride” and “like” on a recent Monday at Hathaway Elementary School.