(The Center Square) – Midyear elementary school reading assessments in 2023-24 are up 22%, education leaders told the state Board of Education in its Wednesday meeting. The 2021 Excellent Public ...

Texas – Scoring up to 5 points higher on state assessments In the new Texas study, researchers analyzed the 2022 and 2023 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) Reading ...

Houston ISD’s youngest students made progress on early literacy assessments this past academic year, although racial gaps in reading skills remain, according to district data. HISD reported that ...

For some children, reading comes naturally. “I think reading’s really fun,” said Savannah Pierce, a student at Will Rogers Elementary School. For others, it’s something to do to pass the time.