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

Last year, about 9% of third graders in the state were reading below grade level. While this is an 8% decrease from the year ...

The Alabama Board of Education on Thursday voted 7-to-2 to raise the score requirement on the state’s third grade reading ...

Data from Chicago Public Schools show that students are making some progress on standardized tests, while high school ...

AL.com’s Howard Koplowitz reports that the University of North Alabama’s marching band will perform at the 2025 Macy’s ...

It is helpful that the state began reporting scores in a new manner this year, which clarifies what ... (it) actually means ...

Currently, a student needs to score at 435 to advance to fourth grade. The new measures increase that score over the next three school years.

60.3% of students are meeting the state standard for reading, which is up from 56.3% last year. In science 44.4% of students ...

North Star uses i-Ready, a reading diagnostic test from Curriculum Associates administered in the fall to help determine each ...

“We are committed to ensuring that every student has access to the resources they need to succeed, and the expansion of our ...

The new STAAR test has been the subject of litigation that has prevented the release of school district A-F accountability ...