More than 48,000 fourth graders in the state were reading below the basic level in 2024. Put another way: In the average Pennsylvania fourth grade class of 25, nine students can’t read at a basic ...

The Nation’s Report Card for 2024, released today, revealed continued declines in reading scores among U.S. students, exacerbating a trend that began even before the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana students are finding success in reading like never before. According to the Indiana Department of Education, Indiana achievement in fourth grade reading improved to sixth in the ...

There’s this focus on K-3 without a lot of resources dedicated to helping the kids in secondary school who fell through the ...

Two strong policy shifts: holding individual schools accountable for student performance, and changing how reading is taught ...

The latest results from the Nation’s Report Card, released on January 29, 2025, paint a concerning picture of U.S. students’ academic recovery nearly five years after the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...

Michigan children may be significantly lagging behind in fourth-grade reading, eight-grade math and overall in certain K-12 student groups compared to the rest of the country, according to a new study ...