“Too much reading instruction is not based on what the evidence says,” noted Nancy Madden, a professor at Johns Hopkins University who is an expert on early literacy. “That’s pretty clear.

A second state-ordered audit of Milwaukee Public Schools focuses on how the district teaches its students. It found glaring ...

US reading scores have reached their lowest point in two decades as students struggle with basic comprehension. New data ...

Some 33% of eighth graders in the U.S. have ‘below basic’ reading levels. Some researchers say it’s time to reconsider the role of phones in their lives.

In fourth-grade reading, students who score below the basic level on NAEP cannot sequence events from a story or describe the effects of a character’s actions.

The reading skills of children continue to slide, with just 67% of students in eighth grade scoring at or above a basic level ...

Basic denotes partial mastery of the knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work at each grade. 4 For example, students at the basic level in fourth grade should be able to ...

In 2009, 12% were proficient or better in reading, 39% basic and 49% below basic. The overall score in 2024 for MPS eighth-graders was 239, the same as in 2022 and slightly below the 241 in 2009.

The 67% of eighth-graders who scored at a basic or better reading level in 2024 was the lowest share since testing began in 1992, results from a closely watched federal exam show.

Idaho invests $5M in phonics-based teacher training to support K-3 literacy, aligning with the proven Science of Reading to ...

Ohio students' reading and math scores still haven't recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new data released Wednesday by the National Center for Education Statistics. “The news is ...