In the early grades, U.S. schools value reading-comprehension skills over knowledge. The results are devastating, especially for poor kids.

(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 ...

"Our assessment of reading comprehension is very surface-level," he said. "We have to figure out a better way to do it. I wouldn't be surprised if AI was part of the solution to get a really good ...

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More students, however, are at risk of retention this year. A total of 6,470, or 11.6%, of Alabama third graders scored below ...

Reading-comprehension assessment: ... Students interact in a 4th grade classroom at William Jefferson Clinton Elementary in Compton, Calif., on Feb. 6, 2025.

Every two years, education-policy wonks gear up for what has become a time-honored ritual: the release of the Nation’s Report Card. Officially known as the National Assessment of Educational ...

These assessments set similar criteria for reading proficiency from elementary to high school. At a minimum, learners should be able to locate key ideas and identify their purpose. At the highest ...

Minnesota statewide assessments for reading and math at K-12 public schools are in, and the news is not good. ... At Meadow Lake Elementary, that number was at 89 percent.

Increasing comprehension is a fundamental skill in the reading process, particularly in grades K-4. In some cases, children are able to read words and their comprehension difficulties go unnoticed.