Letters to the Editor: Why testing California students for reading proficiency is pointless
To the editor: According to recent testing statistics, 78% of LAUSD 8th graders are not proficient in reading. Perhaps they ...
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Can Indiana's reading improvements be repeated with math?
A teacher reviews a student’s completed work in a third-grade classroom as students rotate to new math stations. Indiana’s reading crisis captured the attention of state education leaders and ...
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Iowa students' reading, math scores beat US average but remain below pre-pandemic levels
The U.S. Department of Education's latest Nation's Report Card, which tests the reading and math skills of fourth and eighth-grade students in the U.S. and scores the results out of 500 ...
Columbia Basin Herald16d
Superintendents discuss reading, math skills locally, statewide
The latest results indicate that five states exceeded Washington in fourth-grade reading, four states in fourth-grade math, and four states in eighth-grade reading. However, in eighth-grade math ...
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Bonus: Troubling Student Test Scores
For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David discuss new data from the 2024 NAEP Reading and Mathematics Assessments and the collapse of student test scores in the US.
Telegram16d
Mass. students pace nation in math, reading exams
Every two years, students in fourth and eighth grade take the National Assessment for Educational Progress Test, which gauges student performance in reading and math at both grade levels.
The Salt Lake Tribune17d
National results are in: How Utah students’ math and reading scores stack up against other states
Utah’s fourth and eighth graders are outpacing most of the country in math and reading, according to new national data released Wednesday. However, Utah’s scores have remained relatively ...
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US children fall further behind in reading, make little improvement in math on national exam
The most recent exam was administered in early 2024 in every state, testing fourth- and eighth-grade students on math and reading. “The news is not good,” said Peggy Carr, commissioner of the National ...
Hartford Courant17d
US children fall further behind in reading, make little improvement in math on national exam
The most recent exam was administered in early 2024 in every state, testing fourth- and eighth-grade students on math and reading. “The news is not good,” said Peggy Carr, commissioner of the ...
NBC Chicago17d
Nation's report card: US children fall behind in reading, plateau in math
The most recent exam was administered in early 2024 in every state, testing fourth- and eighth-grade students on math and reading. “The news is not good,” said Peggy Carr, commissioner of the ...
West Virginia Public Broadcasting17d
Small Improvements In State’s National Reading, Math Scores Belie Lingering Issues
West Virginia’s fourth and eighth graders are improving their reading and math abilities. West Virginia’s average fourth grade math score on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) ...