"This past year, an average student met 64.1% of their growth target," Lawlor said. That number has steadily increased since ...

In a new book, researcher Timothy Shanahan argues that giving students easy texts is holding back US reading achievement ...

As more states consider passing early literacy laws, one controversial aspect of these policies is back in the spotlight—grade retention. Twenty-five states and the District of Columbia either allow ...

Alabama’s reading scores are improving, but students’ results vary widely between schools and districts. AL.com analyzed the latest 2025 spring reading scores for third- and second-grade students. In ...

Chicago Public Schools students struggle in reading and math as just 2-in-5 read at grade level and about 1-in-4 do math ...

Diamond, a third grader in Jefferson Parish, does a timed reading exercise with her summer school teacher, Emily Gurtner. Emily Gurtner sits at a small table in the corner of her third-grade classroom ...