City of Birmingham seeking tutors for 3rd graders ahead of ACAP
The City of Birmingham is seeking qualified retired teachers or teachers with flexible schedules to help provide reading ...
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State Board of Education votes to raise literacy exam requirements
The Alabama State Board of Education voted to raise the minimum reading score required for third graders to move to the next grade.The Literacy Act requires third graders to meet reading benchmarks ...
State Board of Education increases minimum passing score for third grade reading test
Last year, about 9% of third graders in the state were reading below grade level. While this is an 8% decrease from the year ...
Alabama raises required score on reading test that third graders must pass
The Alabama Board of Education on Thursday voted 7-to-2 to raise the score requirement on the state’s third grade reading ...
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The US is mailing Americans COVID tests again. Here’s how to get them
(AP Video: Mary Conlon) At-Home COVID-19 Test kits are displayed at a drug store in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) The U.S. government reopened its program on ...
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Free COVID-19 tests are back for fall 2024. Here's how to get them.
As cases of a new COVID-19 variant tick upward across the U.S., the federal government is again offering Americans free at-home COVID-19 test kits. Individuals and households can begin ordering ...
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Americans can again order 4 free at-home COVID tests from the federal government
This is the third year in a row Americans can order free at-home COVID tests. Americans can once again order free at-home COVID-19 tests from the federal government starting Thursday ahead of the ...
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India surpasses Japan to become 3rd largest power in Asia power index
India has overtaken Japan to become the third-largest power in the Asia Power Index, driven by its dynamic growth, youthful population, and expanding economy. The Asia Power Index evaluates 27 ...
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Free COVID-19 tests are now available. Here's how you can get them.
The percentage of positive COVID-19 tests dropped from 17.8% the week of Aug. 10 to 14.9% the week of Sept. 7, according to the CDC. However, as of this month, the COVID-19 variant KP.3.1.1 now ...
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Former Falcons third-round pick signs with practice squad
On Tuesday, the team signed offensive lineman Elijah Wilkinson off the practice squad and filled his spot with offensive lineman Matt Hennessy. Atlanta drafted Hennessy in the third round back in 2020 ...
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Fort Worth ISD is looking for a new superintendent, again. How did we get here?
But the progress in reading didn’t continue, state test scores suggest. In 2022, the last round of testing before Ramsey arrived in the district, 36% of students in grades 3-8 tested on grade ...