There are varying assessments for reading comprehension in New Hanover County’s elementary schools. So what does each tell ...

Alabama, Louisiana, Massachusetts, and Mississippi—have shown that adopting more rigorous literacy standards and scientific ...

Nationally, fourth grade students’ reading scores have been sliding for a long time.  But in the past five years, Louisiana ...

Given every two years to a sample of America’s children, the National Assessment of Educational Progress is considered one of ...

Reading scores last year dropped two points for both fourth and eighth graders, compared to 2022. This dip accentuates the decline that occurred between 2019 to 2022, according to the National ...

Here’s what I found: While there has not exactly been a region-wide “Southern surge,” there have been some notable Southern ...