The nation’s 4th and 8th graders have inched up in mathematics, new test data show, but the results are more mixed in reading, with 4th grade scores flat compared with two years ago. Overall, ...

Like so many people throughout the country, Shannon Spake has had to find the proper balance between working from home while also home schooling her children after the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered ...

At some point over the past few pandemic years, many states pressed pause on one particular high-stakes, controversial piece of education policy: 3rd grade retention. But now, it’s back. The laws ...

(WXYZ) — A new study released by The Education Trust-Midwest shows Michigan falling in 4th grade reading, which is a big predictor of academic success and life ...

(CBS DETROIT) - Michigan has ranked in the bottom 10 states for fourth-grade reading, according to a report from The Education Trust-Midwest. According to the report, the ranking is "projected to ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana students are finding success in reading like never before. According to the Indiana Department of Education, Indiana achievement in fourth grade reading improved to sixth in the ...

North Carolina fourth- and eighth-grade students scored worse on math and reading exams this spring than before the pandemic, new federal data show. The drops in math scores are bigger than ever seen ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A new study out Tuesday shows reading scores for Michigan fourth graders are plummeting. Education Trust-Midwest ranked Michigan 43rd in the country for fourth grade ...

BOSTON – Massachusetts students lost the top spot in math and reading test scores and the organization known as "the nation's report card" says the COVID pandemic is to blame. New data from the ...

Like most of the nation, California students were stuck in low gear again in 2024. On the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP), they performed significantly below their pre-pandemic ...

The article was updated on Oct. 30 with additional comments and information, including the Urban Institute's state comparisons based on demographic differences. In 2017, California education leaders ...