High school seniors are approaching graduation with less of a grasp on reading and still-low math scores — and that's before factoring in COVID.

Tuberville’s first data point, about high school grads’ ability to read an eighth-grade level book, is dubious, despite being widely cited, such as in a 2016 Washington Post article.

“We work with many students who used to come to us as freshmen reading at a fifth-grade level,” explained Kathyrn Limata, literacy teacher at Learn4Life, a network of 80+ public high schools.

The goal is for high school graduates to attain “reading levels ready for college.” The school has expected teachers to integrate literacy into their lessons since its 2007 founding.

The FAST tests are given to students three times over the school year, but only the last one counts toward school ...

Reading skills for eighth-graders hit their lowest level since testing began in 1992. Levels for fourth-graders were also ...

Texas and Austin students' scores improved in reading and had some gains in math, according to newly released STAAR scores.

Many students in California graduate high school with low reading. Many could not pass the GED test if it were given to them: the GED test is normed so that 40% of high school graduates would fail it.

High schoolers, meanwhile, saw declines on the English exams but gains in Algebra I. Math scores for elementary, middle and high school students remain below pre-pandemic levels.

Data offered by New Haven school district officials shows that only 17 percent of third-graders scored at grade level on this year’s state Smarter Balance Assessment test.

D.C. Public Schools kicked off a new school year last week, and with it a reading curriculum resource designed to improve literacy among the city’s youngest readers. The program — called DCPS ...