SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Eighth-grade reading scores are on a decline in the Beehive State, raising concerns that officials said reflect a broader national trend. The National Assessment of Educational ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A "notable decline" in reading scores for eighth-grade Utah students is raising concerns within the state Board of Education. In a release Wednesday, the board shared how eighth ...

Eighth-grade students are averaging their lowest-ever reading scores since the Department of Education began tracking nationwide progress in 1992. The newly released results for the 2024 National ...

The results of a major national test released Wednesday showed that in 2024, reading and math skills of fourth and eighth grade students were still significantly below those ... catch up to what ...

The results showed just 31% of the state’s fourth graders were proficient in reading compared to 33% in 2022 and 36% in 2019. Black fourth grade students fared the worst in the country with 8% ...

The share of Minnesota eighth graders failing to meet basic reading achievement standards edged up to the highest level on record in 2024, according to national benchmark test results released this ...

Only Massachusetts outperformed Illinois in eighth grade reading. The reading achievement gap for Hispanic students has narrowed by eight scale score points, from 26 in 2003 to 18 in 2024.

Results from the "Nation's Report Card" reveals decline in Utah's eighth grade reading scores ... The group’s 2024 reading assessment included literacy and informational texts to assess students’ ...