Before every important test, teacher Nancy Barajas dims the lights, turns on a disco ball and blasts music from her playlist.

Why levels fall short: Reading level tests can be inconsistent and miss key aspects like comprehension, fluency, and motivation. What else to track: Combining oral reading fluency, phonological ...

Newly released data from a crucial national test revealed historically low scores in two major subjects for 12th graders across the country, further emphasizing that U.S. students have struggled to ...

RALEIGH, N.C.— Starting in third grade, your child will begin taking standardized tests in North Carolina. What do they take and when? It all depends on the grade and school district they are in. What ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. National Assessment of Educational Progress scores are not representative of grade-level performance, per the Department of ...

Los Angeles Unified’s unexpectedly big increase in eighth grade reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress drew praise and skepticism after the release of the scores last month. The ...

Part of the 'Strong Readers Act' includes the implementation of second graders taking third-grade reading tests, beginning ...

Despite decades of legislation meant to boost children’s reading levels, literacy scores have remained relatively stagnant across the U.S. over the past 30 years. Educators, policymakers and parents ...