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 ...
The Austin Chronicle10d
Can Confidence in the STAAR Test Get Any Lower?
The last time we checked in with our local school district, the trustees were pondering the connection between Austin ISD’s ...
Plainview Daily Herald2d
Some Plainview early childhood grades decreased under new STAAR system
The new STAAR test has been the subject of litigation that has prevented the release of school district A-F accountability ...
Most Fort Worth kids are behind in reading. Is that a civil rights issue?
In Fort Worth’s public schools, the majority of students are behind in reading. Just 43% of students across all public school ...
The 742h
Curriculum Alone Won’t Fix America’s Reading Crisis — Teachers Must Have a Say
Gaps between materials required by districts and those used in classrooms put the mission of improving student literacy at risk.
TimesDaily2d
State raises required score on third-grade reading test
The Alabama Board of Education voted 7-to-2 on Thursday to raise the score requirement on the state’s third grade reading ...
Week 7 Sweet 16: Big turnaround in Reading
This wasn’t the typical Reading football season under John Fiore. The 2023 squad struggled to a 3-8 record, ending with a ...
Community Impact Newspaper11d
Educators concerned as math test scores continue to decline locally, statewide
For Austin ISD and Round Rock ISD, multiple factors have led to lower achievement in recent years, officials said.
Third grade reading standards increase in Alabama
Third graders statewide can expect a new standard for reading levels this school year. The State Board of Education approved ...
Opinion
Are we violating kids’ civil rights? It’s time to re-frame Fort Worth’s reading problem
Should the ability to read be considered a civil right? Many people across the country would answer yes, and some say reading is, in fact, one of the most important civil-rights issues of our time. As ...
Houston Landing on MSN4d
Two days inside an HISD school that improved from F to B grade under Mike Miles’ changes
Forest Brook Middle School made a remarkable jump in the state's academic rating system last year. The Houston Landing ...
ABC 7 Los Angeles on MSN2d
LAUSD student test scores see improvement at every grade level but remain below pre-pandemic levels
LAUSD students have shown improvement in their recent test scores at every grade level and in nearly every student ...