Kindergartners who started school scoring in the bottom 20% had only a 1 in 10 chance of reading proficiency by 3rd grade.

Students nearing high school graduation scored lower than ever in national math and reading tests in 2024, according to an assessment known as the Nation's Report Card. Students have not recovered ...

Palm Beach County School District saw improved student performance in English and math across multiple grades. The district ...

Proficiency by grade 3 is linked to long-term academic and life outcomes, making early identification of struggling students key.

Here’s one more reason to detest teacher unions and other special interests that prioritize everything but getting the kids to learn: US high school seniors in 2024 posted the worst results on record ...

Math and reading scores among high school seniors are at their lowest level in more than 20 years, according to new federal data. The National Assessment of Educational Progress released its first ...

Younger students have regained academic ground lost during the pandemic, but older students' test scores remain stagnant ...

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You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. The kids are not all right. For the first time since the pandemic, the National Assessment of ...

Texas students gained ground in math and social studies on spring 2026 STAAR tests, but reading results stayed largely flat, ...

Math achievement has been stagnating for over a decade. What could turn that around? As the “science of reading” makes big strides, one can’t help but ask if there’s an analogous “science of math.” ...

New research found only 1 in 3 schools have recovered in either reading or math since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down schools nearly six years ago. The number of schools that recovered in both ...