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 ...

The most recent round of National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results delivered a familiar gut punch: Just 30 percent of eighth graders in the United States read at or above the ...

Test a group of eighth graders who speak English at home. Is their Reading Comprehension better than non-English speakers? Not necessarily. They may be able to read English with ease. But ...

SEATTLE — State and federal education spending for K-12 schools in Washington is way up, but test scores in fourth grade reading and eighth grade math are dropping, according to a non-partisan ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Illinois students are ahead of the curve, according to a nationwide assessment that released its scores from 2024 this week. The ...

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s eighth-grade reading scores improved on the latest Nation’s Report Card, but other scores did not change significantly, mirroring national trends. The results from ...