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US test scores hit damning new lows in math, reading since COVID school closures, ‘nation’s report card’ shows

The writing is on the wall — if you can read it. Sobering national test results show more high school seniors are struggling with math and reading than at any point in recent decades, with Education ...
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Operation Education: Districts in Indiana likely to hold some 3rd graders back after IREAD

The testing window for the IREAD-3 assessment opens in just a few days. Legislation passed last year requires 3rd grade students to be retained if they do not pass the Indiana reading assessment.
The Lewiston Tribune

Idaho’s K-3 reading scores see some growth and some declines

However, the overall fall average of K-3 dropped 2.4% — from 59.5% to 57.1%. The decline was because 2024 was the year the state switched to a tougher test. As a result, the kindergarten kids who ...
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Indiana’s high stakes reading test: 2nd graders start early, 3rd graders risk retention

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination (IREAD-3) exam has been a familiar milestone for Indiana’s third graders, but this year, students could be at risk for being ...
FOX13 Memphis

Mississippi 3rd graders set record in reading assessment, Mississippi officials say

JACKSON, Miss. - A record high 77.3% of Mississippi third graders passed the state reading assessment on their first attempt in 2025, the Mississippi Department of Education reported. Students took ...