But over 27 years, they've improved more than reading scores. About 41% of fourth graders and 34% of eighth graders scored proficient in math in 2019. That's not significantly different from 2017.

A 2021 report by the Institute of Education Sciences, encompassing over 20 years of research and 75,000 students, confirmed the effectiveness of early literacy interventions, showing that ...

Fourth-grade reading scores began falling years earlier, around 2015. Only one state, Louisiana, ... When students took the latest NAEP assessments, in early 2024, ...

In the 2023-2024 school year, 82.5% of students demonstrated literacy proficiency—an increase from 81.9% in 2023. (Getty Images) Early literacy forms the foundation on which a child’s academic ...

The Department of Education said much of the state’s focus has been on early literacy, with the test results showing “some highlights” in the English language arts scores of third graders.

The summer testing window for IREAD-3 is now open for third grade students who didn’t pass the reading assessment in March. There are early signs at Concord Community Schools that may show a ...

Houston ISD’s youngest students made progress on early literacy assessments this past academic year, although racial gaps in reading skills remain, according to district data. HISD reported that ...

As students and teachers once again return to schools for a new academic year, it’s important that – in spite of (or maybe because of) everything else going on in our nation and in the world at large ...

The assessment, known as the Nation’s Report Card and given every two years, found the average reading scores for both fourth and eighth graders have dropped by two points since 2022.

Beginning two years ago, ... In early literacy, the district has improved the percentage of third-graders proficient in reading from 52.4% to 55.7% since the 2021-2022 school year.