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 ...
Decatur Daily4h
Alabama raises required score on third grade reading test
The Alabama State Board of Education last week voted 7-2 to raise the score requirement on the state’s third grade reading test — the first hurdle determining whether ...
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 ...
Alabama plans to move benchmark score for third grade reading test
Currently, educators decide whether or not a third grader is reading sufficiently and can move on to the fourth grade based ...
Third grade reading standards increase in Alabama
Third graders statewide can expect a new standard for reading levels this school year. The State Board of Education approved ...
Fort Worth Report10h
Arlington ISD sets 2025 student performance goals. Trustees worry some are unrealistic
Students in Arlington ISD face higher performance expectations heading into 2025, prompting some school board members to ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat5d
K-12 reading and math scores inch upward, but are still below pre-pandemic levels
The Smarter Balanced scores show improvement for both math and English language arts. Black, Latino and low-income student ...
Chalkbeat15d
State test scores highlight ongoing need to support Newark Public Schools student academic recovery
For a second year in a row, Newark Public Schools’ state test scores rose by 2 percentage points, but remain behind ...
Fort Worth panel: Why reading is a civil right, and why it’s time for literacy reform
The event overlapped with the Fort Worth ISD school board’s appointment of an interim superintendent. Karen Molinar takes ...
Community Impact Newspaper12d
Educators concerned as math test scores continue to decline locally, statewide
For Austin ISD and Round Rock ISD, multiple factors have led to lower achievement in recent years, officials said.
TimesDaily4d
State raises required score on third-grade reading test
The Alabama Board of Education voted 7-to-2 on Thursday to raise the score requirement on the state’s third grade reading ...