Those in the Below Basic level, which totaled 6,430 students statewide in the 2011 school year, are the targets of the new law, as well as of Dammeier’s original legislation.

Debbie Faulkner said her fifth-grade class reads for at least 40 minutes a day. She said building reading stamina takes them to the next level and so does the help of Growing Readers.

A student may score at 7th grade level in one assessment and 9th in another. “The truth is we can’t even pinpoint a student’s reading level precisely,” said Pimentel. “No student has just one reading ...

BRADENTON, Fla. — Roughly 3,500 Manatee County students in grades kindergarten through third are not reading at grade level. On Monday, educators revealed a plan aimed at cutting that number in ...

Tennessee third graders did make some gains, with 40% of kids meeting or exceeding grade level expectations. Those children will be able to move onto the fourth grade with no intervention.

The Spanish program is the first of its kind for Baltimore County, especially at the fourth-grade level. Educators agree that the earlier students can learn a foreign language, the better.

Alabama’s range of grade-level readers was wide: Thirty-seven percent of second graders in both Sumter and Barbour County schools were reading on grade level.

With 40% of kids meeting or exceeding grade level expectations, Tennessee educators say those children will be able to move onto the fourth grade with no intervention. However, 60% of the state's ...