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State Board of Education votes to raise literacy exam requirements
The Alabama State Board of Education voted to raise the minimum reading score required for third graders to move to the next grade.The Literacy Act requires third graders to meet reading benchmarks ...
Texas reading program allows children to hear the voice of their incarcerated mother
The Women’s Storybook Project sends volunteers to prisons across Texas, where they record incarcerated mothers reading a book ...
Texas school ratings: accountability and transparency are on the line
School and district ratings should be released, for the sake of transparency and accountability. Doing so represents the ...
State Board of Education increases minimum passing score for third grade reading test
Last year, about 9% of third graders in the state were reading below grade level. While this is an 8% decrease from the year ...
Alabama raises required score on reading test that third graders must pass
The Alabama Board of Education on Thursday voted 7-to-2 to raise the score requirement on the state’s third grade reading ...