US children fall behind in reading, plateau in math

US children fall further behind in reading, make little improvement in math on national exam
America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little ...
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The Art of Reading Like a Translator
In The Philosophy of Translation, Damion Searls investigates the essential differences—and similarities—between the task of ...
American Kids Are Getting Even Worse at Reading
New national test scores indicate a continuing slide in reading skills.
Reading Fire Chief talks changes in wake of deadly YMCA fire
READING, Pa. - Reading Fire Chief James Stoudt was just a teenager when he arrived on the scene with his dad at the YMCA fire ...
Arizona's reading scores fall in nationwide assessment
Students’ reading scores fell in Arizona, in line with a national trend, while the state’s math scores held steady, according ...
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Tackling Napa’s low reading scores: Volunteers bring literacy support to struggling students
The Napa County Reading Champions began working with students at one school site in October. They now hope to expand to many ...
How Louisiana boosted its reading scores by going 'back to the basics'
Louisiana was the only state to surpass pre-pandemic reading levels in the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress.
‘It Hurts Kids’: Many schools continue to teach controversial reading remediation program
Our investigators examine how the program works and dig into the states that have (and have not) banned the specific method.
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Mass. leads in reading and math scores, but still lags pre-pandemic levels
Despite leading other states in math and reading on last year's National Assessment of Educational Progress, known also as ...
American children’s reading skills reach new lows
The percentage of eighth graders who have “below basic” reading skills according to NAEP was the largest it has been in the ...