The Alabama state superintendent’s office says they are expecting somewhere between 15% and 20% of third graders to read below grade ... test. It is both about fluency, and comprehension,” said Dr.

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Board of Education voted 7-to-2 on Thursday to raise the score requirement on the state’s third grade reading test — the first hurdle determining whether the ...

State education leaders say they’re looking to continue the recent trend of more third graders reading at an acceptable level ...

In a couple years, Maryland school will teach kids to read using brain science, find struggling readers early and make ...

Maryland's Board of Education passed a policy changing how schools will treat students who don't meet reading standards.

When Heather Perry asked her third grade class at Warren T. Jackson Elementary last week what they love about her literacy ...

A new literacy policy will allow third grade students in Maryland to be held back if they don’t show adequate reading proficiency. After considering three different versions, the Maryland State Board ...

The share of Tri-City students exceeding state standardized ... The Smarter Balanced test measures the grade-level proficiency of students who take it from the 3rd grade to 8th grade, as well ...

English language arts test scores overall increased slightly, from 46.7% of the state’s students meeting or ... Smarter Balanced tests are given to students in third through eighth grades and in 11th ...

In order to teach the elementary school students about democracy and the voting process, third grade teachers Jess Greenwald ...

Rhode Island cloned its standardized testing system for public school students from neighboring Massachusetts — and each year ...

State Smarter Balanced ... city students in grades 3-8 achieved a score of either a Level 3 or 4 in ELA, meaning they either met or exceeded grade standards for that test. In math, meanwhile ...