Third grade is regarded as a turning point in reading, when students are expected to read more complex text across the school day. If they can’t read at grade level in upper elementary school and ...

The newly released results from the test given this spring are the highest-ever percentage of third graders to pass on their ...

A record high 77.3% of Mississippi third graders passed the state reading assessment on their first attempt in 2025, the ...

But before the final bell rings, students in elementary and middle school have one last hurdle to leap: The state’s End-of-Grade tests ... also take the science EOG. This test measures ...

The Mississippi Department of Education announced this week that 25,399 or 77.3%, – the highest-percentage ever – of third ...

The law allows for just 5 criteria for which a student could be granted a "Good Cause Exemption" which would allow the 3rd grade student to move onto 4th grade without passing the test.

A record high number of Mississippi third-graders passed the state reading assessment on the first attempt this spring, ...

Early grade educators statewide got new training in the science of reading, new reading standards were put in place and new textbooks were vetted. And test scores show signs of improvement ...