Chalkbeat reports U.S. student test scores have declined for over a decade, particularly in math and reading, raising ...

Several students at the Alexandria school posted low reading scores last spring, putting them at risk of having to repeat ...

STAAR tests are far from the only standardized exams students take each year. Some districts also give students optional ...

As it adjusts to new state rules on holding back third graders, the Farmington School District will use a new phonics curriculum to help students meet reading benchmarks.

Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana traditionally were America’s educational basement, but now they are showing blue states a ...

Lawmakers sought to make Michigan a top 10 state for fourth grade reading proficiency. Their initiatives haven't come close ...

Parents, grandparents and community advocates have driven educational change before. That leadership is needed again.

SB241 would allow schools to hold back third graders who can't read at grade level. But it would also introduce more reading tests for younger students — and new supports. Here's everything that would ...

Advocates for the law have long argued the point isn’t to hold kids back, but make sure they get the support they need to be ready for fourth grade.

About 23% of third graders, or nearly 12,000 students, scored below the required reading level last spring. But fewer than 3% were ultimately held back, according to newly provided state data.

For more than a decade, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division has invested in regional schools through STEM events, ...

Threading prior knowledge into new material makes for more durable learning. Here are 12 research-backed, teacher-tested strategies to help kids unpack what they already know.