The nation's young people scored an average 5 points lower in reading than kids who tested before the COVID-19 pandemic in ...

The 67% of eighth-graders who scored at a basic or better reading level in 2024 was the lowest share since testing began in ...

New results from a national exam find that America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of ...

The percentage of eighth graders who have “below basic” reading skills according to NAEP was the largest it has been in the ...

The Globe has reported in detail on Massachusetts’s literacy curriculum and spotlighted many families who have fallen through ...

Our investigators examine how the program works and dig into the states that have (and have not) banned the specific method.

Studies have shown that scoring basic on NAEP is roughly equivalent to scoring “proficient” on many state tests. Students who fall below it lack important reading comprehension skills; for example, a ...

The Napa County Reading Champions began working with students at one school site in October. They now hope to expand to many ...

Five mothers’ yearslong fight to open a specialized public school for New York City children with dyslexia is featured in a ...

New York City children who just started grade school during the pandemic are rebounding in math — but schools are still ...