The tests used to determine whether students are reading at grade level go well beyond simply being able to read. Iowa introduced a new reading assessment test last year that follows the ...

Michael Roth’s review of Mark Seidenberg’s “Language at the Speed of Sight” (“Why Johnny (Still) Can’t Read,” Bookshelf, Jan. 11) claims that “every time we test the reading ...

Reading skills for eighth-graders hit their lowest level since testing began in 1992. Levels for fourth-graders were also near record lows as educators struggle to keep students engaged in a post ...

School officials were given spring 2023 reading scores in mid-May to determine which students should attend ... If a student is unable to demonstrate grade-level reading by passing a test, ...

The test measures reading and math proficiency for fourth- and eighth-graders. It's administered every two years, but the pandemic delayed the 2021 report until now.

The 67% of eighth-graders who scored at a basic or better reading level in 2024 was the lowest share since testing began in 1992, results from a closely watched federal exam show.

More Alabama students are reading and doing math on grade level, and fewer are scoring at the lowest level, according to new ...