When Mississippi reformed its reading curriculum in 2013, scores for the state’s elementary school students soared. Inspired by the “Mississippi miracle,” other Southern states followed suit. But the ...

"As educators reflect on literacy outcomes, it is worth paying attention to what the data actually reveals," writes Kim Hodgkinson in a Guest Commentary. "When students are supported with structure, ...

Michigan reflected a nationwide trend when it saw student test scores decline for fourth- and eighth-graders in reading and for eighth-graders in math between 2022 and 2024, according to national test ...

Mrs. Lee at Buckner Elementary School in the Fort Osage School District works with students in small group instruction. The National Assessment of Education Progress found Missouri and other states ...

Any hopes of New Jersey's public school students bouncing back to the levels of academic standing they had before the COVID-19 pandemic were dashed Wednesday, based on data published in the Nation's ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Mississippi’s fourth graders are leading the nation in academic growth according to the 2024 National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP). The latest NAEP shows ...

You might have seen the troubling news that reading scores are at a historic low, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as the nation’s report card. In Georgia, ...

SEATTLE — State and federal education spending for K-12 schools in Washington is way up, but test scores in fourth grade reading and eighth grade math are dropping, according to a non-partisan ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With American schools facing a literacy crisis, the “Mississippi miracle” has become the poster child for improved reading ...

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