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Tennessee third grade reading scores are out. Here's what happens now

The May 18 release of reading scores for Tennessee third graders set off a fast-moving timeline to determine if tens of thousands of public school students will be held back or not. Tennessee's third ...
Education Week

Reading and Math Scores Rise for Younger Kids, Stall for Teens

After years of steady declines in reading and math scores, new results from a national test of 9- and 13-year-olds offer tentative signs of recovery—9-year-olds are doing better in these two subjects ...
Los Angeles Times

The nation’s students are deep in a reading recession. Here’s how L.A. and California fit in

The nation’s students face a deepening reading crisis, with most states showing minimal progress in recent years, a new study shows. Los Angeles Unified, Compton and Modesto school districts have ...
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Kids face a 'reading recession' as test scores continue to plummet across the US

MODESTO, Calif. — Before every important test, teacher Nancy Barajas dims the lights, turns on a disco ball and blasts music from her playlist. Her sixth graders dance together as a “pre-celebration” ...
Education Week

Teen Math and Reading Scores Prove It: We Have a Middle School Problem

America, we’ve got a middle school problem. Although reading and math scores are up for 9-year-olds on the National Assessment of Educational Progress’ Long-Term Trend assessment, scores haven’t ...
New York Post

Kids face a ‘reading recession’ as test scores continue to plummet across the US

MODESTO, Calif. — Before every important test, teacher Nancy Barajas dims the lights, turns on a disco ball and blasts music from her playlist. Her sixth graders dance together as a “pre-celebration” ...