When Mississippi reformed its reading curriculum in 2013, scores for the state’s elementary school students soared. Inspired by the “Mississippi miracle,” other Southern states followed suit. But the ...
Louisiana spends less per student than most of the country, yet its fourth graders are outperforming peers in nearly every other state. Data released Jan. 29 from the Urban Institute ranks Louisiana ...
Washington, D.C. — National reading performance trends reveal that students’ reading scores have been steadily declining over the past decade and steepened further in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic ...
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Elementary reading scores are on the decline across the U.S., but new research shows other states are managing better than Michigan. Last year, Michigan ranked 44th in the ...
Everywhere House Speaker Kyle Hilbert goes, the topic of childhood literacy follows. Hilbert, R-Bristow, said improving Oklahoma’s elementary reading scores is “top of the agenda for ...
Mississippi's fourth-grade reading proficiency significantly improved while Kansas's declined between 2013 and the present. Mississippi's improvement is attributed to student-focused reforms, not ...
In her State of the State Address, Gov. Gretch Whitmer led with education as a key initiative for 2026 and beyond.
In a state where three out of every five fourth graders are not reading at grade level, Michigan’s policymakers and powerbrokers are on track to take a year off from trying to tackle this crisis at ...
Our fourth-grade reading scores have fallen to 1998 levels. The state must double down on investing in evidence-based reading instruction. Credit: Getty Images. New York is trailing behind on the most ...
Michigan's fourth-grade reading scores are alarming. A state senator shares his personal story and calls for urgent reform.
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