For some young children in Columbus, Ohio, reading assessments don’t start in the kindergarten classroom — they happen first in the doctor’s office.

American teachers and students are captives of a broken assessment system. Interim reading assessments frustrate teachers and students and devalue what students are learning, even though they’re ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- NOW! Programs®, led by Dr. Tim Conway, Clinical Director of The Morris Center and CEO of NOW! Programs®, today released school-reported assessment ...

(TNS) — Artificial intelligence might be able to drive cars, treat disease, and train your front door to recognize your face. But can it crack the toughest nut in literacy: Helping kids comprehend ...

Thursday, the Mississippi Department of Education released the results from the first round of this year's third-grade reading assessment.Students took that test last month. On the first try, 75.7% ...

The first testing window opens March 2, but students will have multiple opportunities to take the test throughout the spring and summer.

“Data-driven” instruction makes sense only if the data that’s driving it makes sense, but experts say much of the data used to guide reading instruction doesn’t, as Forbes reported. Classrooms across ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Most Tennessee third graders didn't pass their TCAP reading assessment which decides whether or not they'll be moving up to the next grade. According to results released late ...

Nine percent of Alabama's third graders could be held back after testing below grade level for reading, state schools Superintendent Eric Mackey said in a call with reporters. Preliminary data from ...

Boys are gaining ground in reading proficiency but still trail girls nationally and in Louisiana, a new gender-gap study released Tuesday says. The Center on Education Policy said that while boys and ...

JACKSON, Miss. - Eighty-five percent of Mississippi third graders passed their 2024-2025 reading assessments after the school year's final retest, the state's Department of Education announced Friday.

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