Thursday, the Mississippi Department of Education released the results from the first round of this year's third-grade reading assessment.Students took that test last month. On the first try, 75.7% ...

Once your child reaches elementary school, you’ll notice that your child’s reading level gets periodically tested. Maybe you remember this from when you were a kid, too. The question is: What does ...

Editor’s Note: Click on the words highlighted in this story to pull up a definition and short research summary. When is a reading test not a true reading test? Most of the time. For years, cognitive ...

“Data-driven” instruction makes sense only if the data that’s driving it makes sense. And much of the data used to guide reading instruction doesn’t. Throughout the school year, classrooms across the ...

A new book argues for the importance of national assessments in the U.S. but overlooks the negative impact of "reading" tests. Few Americans know much about the standardized tests collectively known ...

Newly released data from a crucial national test revealed historically low scores in two major subjects for 12th graders across the country, further emphasizing that U.S. students have struggled to ...

Michigan's third graders ― at a stage of development when stakes are high to master reading — slid in those scores on the state M-STEP test compared with 2023, while elementary schoolers largely ...

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RALEIGH, N.C.— Starting in third grade, your child will begin taking standardized tests in North Carolina. What do they take and when? It all depends on the grade and school district they are in. What ...