The percentage of fourth grade students who read at or above a “proficient” level dropped from 31% in 2022 to 26% in 2024.

Arizona stands out for declines in standardized reading scores of 4th and 8th-grade students, according to results released this month.

Skeptics voice worry about punitive measures for school districts and an emphasis on holding struggling students back.

Utah student reading scores decreased again in 2024, though not as significantly as nationwide averages. Wasatch Back students perform better than the state average.

When Gov. Gavin Newsom issues one of his periodic boasts about California’s superiority vis-a-vis other states — particularly ...

Alaska public school students are continuing to struggle in math and reading proficiency, as measured by the “The Nation’s ...

One of California’s starkest — and most important — letdowns is the consistent failure to help elementary and middle school ...

The scores showed positive stability at DOD schools, while the nation’s public schools aren’t regaining ground lost during ...

Fourth and eighth grade students in Illinois generally scored as well or better than the national average in reading and math ...

School districts have no idea how well their students score each year on a core national math and reading test.

Maybe not our best, but the best of all the rest. But can that lofty position be sustained? Massachusetts’s students regained ...