New data shows early‑grade reading remains below pre‑pandemic levels, with first‑ and second‑graders lagging as math rises.

When Mississippi reformed its reading curriculum in 2013, scores for the state’s elementary school students soared. Inspired by the “Mississippi miracle,” other Southern states followed suit. But the ...

America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math, according to the latest results of an exam known as ...

Towson, MD (WBFF) — March is National Reading Month, which means the focus across many American classrooms is on early childhood literacy. And when it comes to learning how to read, most experts agree ...

The fourth graders in Jeremy Lowe’s class at Atlanta’s Parkside Elementary School are on a tight deadline. They have only five minutes to write a dramatic “warm-up play” with characters, a setting, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan will no longer require school districts to hold back third graders who score too low on reading tests. In March 2023, the Democrats in control of state government ...

In her State of the State Address, Gov. Gretch Whitmer led with education as a key initiative for 2026 and beyond.

Students at elementary schools at APS have improved their reading, including students identified in a landmark lawsuit.

Oklahoma experienced some of the steepest budget cuts to education in the nation and an exodus of tens of thousands of ...

Michigan's fourth-grade reading scores are alarming. A state senator shares his personal story and calls for urgent reform.

The widespread effects of a statewide third-grade reading and retention law are quickly unfolding after parents received the results of the standardized Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program test ...

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