Naturally, these state departments of education deny that they are reducing rigor, but the data show otherwise.

85% of third graders passed the third-grade reading assessment after the final retest. It was one point higher than the ...

Third graders in Maryland who don’t read on grade level by the end of the school year may find themselves repeating the grade. Maryland’s department of education is considering enacting a statewide ...

A record 77.3% of Mississippi third graders passed their initial reading assessment in spring 2025. Mississippi's ...

After all retests were administered, the Mississippi Dept. of Education reported that 85 percent of all third graders passed ...

(WXYZ) — A new study released by The Education Trust-Midwest shows Michigan falling in 4th grade reading, which is a big predictor of academic success and life ...

Scores for Louisiana students fell in three of four grades on the nation’s report card but showed gains among fourth-grade readers amid a state push to improve dismal literacy rates, officials said ...

The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) today announced 85% of third graders passed the third-grade reading assessment ...

The latest results of Mississippi’s third-grade reading test show no dramatic declines in student performance. But they show ...

About 3,000 Indiana third graders are repeating the grade this year under a new state law that requires students to pass the IREAD test or qualify for an exemption to advance.

A recent report from an education non-profit organization mapped out the schools where third-grade reading scores are beating ...

I am proud of the commendable performance Kentucky students demonstrated during their assessments,” Commissioner of Education ...