Literacy rates in children are going down, as many children aren’t being taught to read in the early stages of school.

The percentage of eighth graders who have “below basic” reading skills according to NAEP was the largest it has been in the exam’s three-decade history — 33 percent. The percentage of ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A report released by the US Department of Education Monday found little movement in math and reading skills among the nation's fourth and eighth-grade students. According ...

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The latest results, released Wednesday, were not encouraging. Despite some improvements — notably in fourth-grade math — the national results were pockmarked by widening gaps in student performance ...

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The reading skills of American students are deteriorating further, according to new national test scores that show no improvement in a yearslong slide. The 67% of eighth-graders who scored at a ...

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Contest dates: Jan. 15-Feb. 12, 2025. By The Learning Network Looking for new ways to get students reading and responding to nonfiction? Try these exercises for discussion, writing and speaking.

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