Oklahoma senator introduces bill to boost early literacy starting in kindergarten

State Sen. Adam Pugh has proposed a bill to enhance literacy proficiency in Oklahoma by providing extra instruction, ...
Palo Alto Online

Tutoring nonprofit makes strides in student literacy, math proficiency

In a typical third-grade classroom in the Ravenswood City School District, just one in every eight students is able to read proficiently for their grade level. Ravenswood Classroom Partners is working ...
10 News

Literacy law looms as TDOE report card shows proficiency rates still below pre-pandemic levels

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee released its state report card this week. It tracks achievement markers for students between kindergarten and 12th grade. The report card said 34% of students score high ...
Star Tribune

Opinion | Innovation without literacy is impossible

Minnesota prides itself on being a state of innovators and entrepreneurs. We are home to Fortune 500 corporations, world-class health care, and one of the most active research and startup ecosystems ...
Chattanooga Times Free Press

Tennessee fourth graders show big gains on state literacy tests as third graders hold steady

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Tennessee fourth graders showed significant improvement on state tests for English language arts ...
Montgomery Advertiser

Many MPS third-graders test poorly in reading proficiency. Here's the breakdown by school.

Achieving adequate reading proficiency by the third grade has always been a benchmark in primary education, and the implementation of the Alabama Literacy Act makes it all the more important. Starting ...
Local News 8

Newly released test scores show significant gains in early literacy, losses on Idaho Standards Achievement Test

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) – New data from spring assessments show that Idaho students are outperforming their national peers in early literacy. It also shows losses in proficiency levels on the Idaho ...
KUTV

Utah school board evaluating correlations in early literacy tests for possible changes

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — The Utah State Board of Education is set to study the correlation between standardized tests administered to young students to assess their reading and comprehension skills.
WISH-TV

Indiana sees jump in third-grade literacy rates, reaching 87.3% proficiency

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indiana’s third-grade literacy rates increased by nearly five percentage points from 2024 to 2025, reaching 87.3% proficiency on the Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination ...
WBAL

MCAP: Maryland test scores rise for third year, Balt. City students outshine state in literacy gains

More Maryland students are showing growth in English language arts than in math, according to the latest state test scores from the last academic year that were released Tuesday. Maryland’s statewide ...
The Register-Guard

Oregon students' literacy, math proficiency stagnant post-pandemic, testing data shows

Oregon students have some work to do if they’re going to get back to pre-pandemic academic proficiency levels, according to new state testing data. The Oregon Department of Education released its ...