In 2024, 70% of U.S. eighth-graders did not meet the "National Assessment of Educational Progress Proficient" reading achievement level on a test often referred to as the "Nation's Report Card." ...

DALLAS — Texas students are still struggling to recover from learning disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest assessments. Eighth-grade students showed declines in both reading ...

A number of states appear to be easing their standards for what it means to be “proficient” in reading and math because of pressures to comply with a new federal law requiring states to make sure all ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Black students are achieving lower test scores in reading and math compared to white students in the Cedar Rapids Community School District. Data shows only 4% of black ...

As the chart below shows, what’s “good enough” to qualify as “proficient” may vary widely from state to state. Education Week compared the percent of students who scored at or above proficient on the ...

Are the vast majority of Wisconsin students failing to achieve at grade level? That was the claim made in a recent radio address by state Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt. The Fond du Lac Republican — a former ...