In the history of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), eighth-grade reading scores have never been this low. According to new data, 33% of eighth graders in the United States have ...

Once your child reaches elementary school, you’ll notice that your child’s reading level gets periodically tested. Maybe you remember this from when you were a kid, too. The question is: What does ...

I kicked off my summer one day early last semester. The day before my Math 212 final, I went outside and opened a book. It wasn’t a math textbook, though. It was L. M. Montgomery’s "Anne of Green ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Reading levels continue to plunge among U.S. students. (Getty Images) Reading skills for eighth-graders hit their lowest level ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver Public Schools officials say a “culture of literacy” has led to a higher rate of K-3 students reading at grade level, but literacy rates have still not returned to pre-pandemic ...

The data continues to tell us we need to do better for our kids. Nationally, almost 70% of low-income fourth-grade students cannot read at a basic level. In Oklahoma, 76% of fourth-graders cannot read ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston County School District is putting a major focus on reading performance levels and is working to make the district better as a whole. CCSD is looking to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. National Assessment of Educational Progress scores are not representative of grade-level performance, per the Department of ...

Reading levels dropped to historic lows during the pandemic. Now parents, teachers and tech companies are hoping AI can help solve America’s literacy crisis. America’s literacy challenge has been ...

Much has been said about the pandemic’s impact on literacy rates, which declined in every state. However, lower reading proficiency levels did not start with the pandemic. Instead, they began with a ...