High-stakes achievement tests that determine if a child is promoted to the next grade or held back a year are becoming more commonplace, and a growing number of school systems have learned that the ...

Reading time at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' new Mint Hill Elementary School. The percentage of students passing math in North Carolina and in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools continued to inch up last ...

Most key academic scores among students in Escambia County and Santa Rosa County public schools remained the same or improved during the 2024-2025 academic year, according to the Florida Department of ...

Third graders in Louisiana would be required to pass a state reading test to advance to fourth grade under legislation given final passage on Monday. The sponsor of House Bill 12, Rep. Richard Nelson, ...

While the districts may not all be meeting or exceeding the state standard, their year-over-year progress is outpacing ...

A third grade reading and retention law took effect for Tennessee public school children in 2023. Students must meet a state reading benchmark or take extra steps to avoid being held back. Three full ...

As the father of twin third graders in Austin, Tex., Richard R. Valencia finds his state’s devotion to standardized tests alarming. “I’m trying to get my children to develop intellectually,” he says. ...

Nearly 40% of Knox County Schools third graders failed the state's mandatory reading test, and parents of those children need to decide by Sunday evening whether to retake the test. Kids who don't ...

Most Arizona public school students failed state standardized tests, according to the latest assessment results.