'The news is not good:' Reading, math scores in Ohio still worse than pre-pandemic

Ohio students' reading and math scores still haven't recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new report.
WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR

73% of MPS fourth graders can't read at a basic level. What will it take to fix that?

Literacy rates have been falling in Milwaukee for over a decade. But there are new leaders, new money and new efforts to fix ...

States nationwide turn to Mississippi for literacy solutions as reading crisis spreads

The state that jumped from 49th to ninth nationally in reading is now guiding other states seeking literacy improvements.
Tennessean

What to know as TCAPs start and Tennessee third, fourth graders face being held back

The widespread effects of a statewide third-grade reading and retention law will be felt again this year standardized Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program tests get underway. This year, ...
EdSource

California still lags behind pre-pandemic reading and math scores on national assessment

EdSource · The John Fensterwald forecast: What’s coming for California schools in 2026 The John Fensterwald forecast: What’s coming for California schools in 2026 January 8, 2026 - It's time for John ...
CBS News

Michigan ranked in bottom 10 states for fourth-grade reading, report says

(CBS DETROIT) - Michigan has ranked in the bottom 10 states for fourth-grade reading, according to a report from The Education Trust-Midwest. According to the report, the ranking is "projected to ...
Altoona Mirror

Reading crisis: 38% of state’s fourth graders below basic level

More than 48,000 fourth graders in the state were reading below the basic level in 2024. Put another way: In the average Pennsylvania fourth grade class of 25, nine students can’t read at a basic ...