A strong foundation is essential to future success. Research has shown that reading proficiency by third grade can determine later achievement.[1] Across the country, states have instituted several ...
The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) released its 2025 Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress scores last week, showing improvement in the majority of state assessments. The findings come ...
Editorials and other Opinion content offer perspectives on issues important to our community and are independent from the work of our newsroom reporters. There has been a lot of debate surrounding the ...
Even before the pandemic, national test scores showed that only a third of American students were proficient in reading, with widening gaps between good readers and struggling ones. At the end of our ...
North Carolina officials’ switch in reading-test vendors just weeks before the new school year gets underway is spotlighting the often murky process of contracts and procurements for K-12 services—and ...