Pondiscio: Research finds older students run out of gas because basic decoding skills aren't enough for handling complex ...

Eighth-grade test scores in Maryland have been declining for many years — and not just because schools shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic. Math and reading scores tested annually have ...

Nearly a half century ago, a landmark study showed that teachers weren’t explicitly teaching reading comprehension. Once children learned how to read words ... “Teachers frequently report that their ...

teachers spent 23 percent of class time on average teaching reading comprehension across grades K-12. That number alone doesn’t mean much, said Capin, as averages varied across the grade levels.

Not only are students unable to read at their grade levels ... had record-low reading comprehension scores last year. The average reading score for both fourth and eighth graders in 2024 was ...

Florida Senate Bill 166 would end the requirement that students pass the Algebra 1 and English/language arts assessments in ...

He’s requested more precise, narrowly tailored language — just the opposite of the simplicity implied by an eighth-grade reading level. In other words, HB1713 may set up a near-impossible ...