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However, more than one-third of eighth graders are still not reading on grade level.
Arkansas AG rejects proposed amendment for being 'above 8th-grade reading level' On the same day LWV submitted their third proposal, they filed a lawsuit to block several new laws they say would ...
In 2024, 70% of U.S. eighth-graders did not meet the "National Assessment of Educational Progress Proficient" reading achievement level on a test often referred to as the "Nation's Report Card ...
High school seniors are approaching graduation with less of a grasp on reading and still-low math scores — and that's before factoring in COVID.
Of the 22 states with readability requirements for ballot measures, only Rhode Island and New York reference a specific reading level, and New York doesn't even have an initiative process.
Yesterday the League of Women Voters resubmitted its ballot title, its language corrected to an eighth grade reading level as determined by Flesch-Kincaid.
Protect AR Rights’ ballot title submission to the Arkansas attorney general was rejected a second time on Tuesday.
He’s requested more precise, narrowly tailored language — just the opposite of the simplicity implied by an eighth-grade reading level.
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin rejected a proposed amendment by the League of Women Voters, citing Act 602, which bans ballot titles above an 8th-grade level.
Eighth grade math: Eight percent of MPS eighth-graders scored proficient or better in math, while 22% scored at the basic level and 70% scored below basic.
A nationwide report found eighth grade Illinois students are ahead of the curve when it comes to reading and math. Here's what to know.
Eighth grade Reading Status Below grade level - 37.2 percent | 43.9 percent in 2023 At grade level or above - 62.8 percent | 56.1 percent in 2023 Eighth grade ELA Beginning Learners - 31.0 percent ...