The most recent exam was administered in early 2024 in every state, testing fourth- and eighth-grade students on math and reading. “The news is not good,” said Peggy Carr, commissioner of the ...

Florida students’ low scores on the recent National Assessment for Educational Progress shows state leaders have much to do.

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

Based on National Assessment of Educational Progress data in North Carolina, the average math and reading scores have declined for fourth and eighth grade students since 2019. However, between ...

Alongside dad Richard Jean, Carver Elementary School fourth grader Jaden Joseph proudly poses with his new bike and medal.

In response to literacy challenges, Michigan lawmakers passed legislation requiring schools to implement the “science of reading” in early education. Districts must comply by the 2027-28 school year, ...

Louisiana rose in the national rankings of student performance, most notably in fourth-grade reading, where it moved from 42nd in the nation to 16th. Peggy Carr, commissioner of the National Center ...

Steph and Ayesha Curry address Oakland's literacy crisis through a new documentary, while committing $50 million to reading ...

At the eighth-grade level, four states saw test scores drop: Alaska, Idaho, Florida, and Nevada. Students in more states are struggling with reading, the report found. Fourth graders in Arizona ...

Shellhamer participated in a storytelling session at the Statehouse for Read Across America Week, where her students were ...

By Kate Quiñones Catholic News Agency Catholic schools outranked public schools in recently released mathematics and reading ...