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 ...
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To support the use of Alaska Native languages in schools, educators propose reading standards
The standards lay out what students from kindergarten through third grade are expected to know to develop proficiency in ...
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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.
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 ...
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Getting literacy instruction right for immigrant students
As the state Board of Education considers a new literacy policy, it needs to make sure it's equitable and culturally ...
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Curriculum Alone Won’t Fix America’s Reading Crisis — Teachers Must Have a Say
Gaps between materials required by districts and those used in classrooms put the mission of improving student literacy at ...
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$60 million awarded to improve reading education in Ohio
The state of Ohio has been awarded a $60 million grant to improve reading education in schools. The Comprehensive Literacy ...
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MSCS implementing new plans to address literacy issues
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Reading is a fundamental part of success for every student. But many students in Memphis-Shelby County ...
Forest of Reading reveals chosen books for 2025 — students across Canada to choose winners
Books by Johnnie Christmas, David A. Robertson and Heather Smith among those nominated. The program is Canada's largest ...
4 years after COVID, what new WA test scores tell us about Tri-Cities students
It is helpful that the state began reporting scores in a new manner this year, which clarifies what ... (it) actually means ...
Opinion: Kelley Paul: Amendment 2 empowers parents, and competition incentivizes success
With competition, public schools might stop spending millions on bloated administration budgets and DEI consultants with six ...
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New English curriculum shows science of reading’s promise but can leave Philly teachers frazzled
In interviews and elsewhere, Philly teachers have expressed mixed feelings on the new language arts curriculum. Some say they ...