Shani Page was 16 when she dropped out of high school. “My grades were bad,” she said. “My attendance was bad. The teachers ain’t have no faith in me. So ...

More students, however, are at risk of retention this year. A total of 6,470, or 11.6%, of Alabama third graders scored below grade level on recent spring reading tests, new state data shows. That’s ...

DISD saw gains in the percentage of students meeting grade-level expectations, and these achievements should be celebrated.

No Alabama school district had all of their third or second graders reading on grade level in 2022-23, a basic indicator for student success in future grades.

For the past three springs — in 2022, 2023 and 2024 — 23% of DPS K-3 students were reading significantly below grade level, up from 16% in the spring of 2019, according to district data.