Research shows that asking students to monitor and correct their own understanding of text as they read can boost their ...

A Summer Reading List for America’s 250th Anniversary. On July 4, 2026, America will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the ...

Schools across the country are concerned about the upcoming year and federal cuts that may come with the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education.

Recent STAAR test results show that while Texas students increased literacy rates slightly, nearly half of students in third ...

Wakelyn: Research on 260 districts in 35 states found 3rd-grade reading scores rose in each of the last 3 years. What 3 of them are doing right.

Figure 1 presents the questions of the Reading Strategies Scale, their factor and moment. Figure 1 Strategy range of reading issues and their classification according to factor and time Direct scores ...

In 2024, 67% of eighth-grade students met or exceeded the NAEP Basic level. That was a drop from 73% in 2019.

On May 15, 2025, U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon claimed that 70% of the country's eighth-graders "can't read proficiently." "When we see scores that 70% — 70% of eighth-graders can't read at ...

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." ...

Act 602 requires ballot titles be at no higher than an eighth grade reading level. That’s determined by running text through the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level Readability Test, designed by the Navy ...