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In 8th-grade math, Louisiana improved from 49th to 43rd. Louisiana 4th graders led the nation in reading growth for the second consecutive assessment cycle and ranked in the top five for math growth.

The urgency to act is greater than ever. Findings released last week by EdTrust-Midwest show that Michigan students lag the nation in key subject areas, including 4th grade reading and 8th grade ...

They will begin a new Kindergarten through 4th grade reading curriculum this fall called “Reading Horizons,” which will be a hands-on and phonics-focused curriculum.

SEATTLE — State and federal education spending for K-12 schools in Washington is way up, but test scores in fourth grade reading and eighth grade math are dropping, according to a non-partisan ...

In 2013, Mississippi ranked 49th in fourth grade reading scores. Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images Mississippi’s literacy program provides a learning gain equal to a year of schooling. The program ...

Alabama is the only state where 4th-grade math scores are higher now than they were in 2019, before the pandemic. This is the story of how the state pulled it off.

What's more, reading scores not only fell during the pandemic but continued to fall from 2022 to 2024. Only one state, Alabama, raised its 4th graders' math scores above 2019 levels.

The results are even worse compared to pre-COVID-19 pandemic tests —8th-grade reading scores were lower in 28 states and 11 of the 25 largest districts compared to the 2019 NAEP.