School board members are asking why third-grade scores on state mastery tests at Mary Murphy Elementary School dropped so drastically in the past year. And they want to know what steps are being taken ...

Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory is sounding the alarm about how remote learning may affect students long-term. McCrory, who’s running for U.S. Senate, talked about third-grade reading scores on ...

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The first part of McCrory’s claim has factual basis but needs context. Officials say 75% of third-graders weren’t reading at grade-level when they took the beginning-of-grade test. The second part of ...

The Class of 2025 is in third grade. In Oregon public schools and across the country, that means they’re taking required standardized tests for the first time. Oregon set a goal years ago to graduate ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Tennessee Department of Education reported that 60% of third graders statewide face being held back thanks to their TCAP scores. FOX13 decided to see how adults perform when faced ...

Florida’s third graders could move to fourth grade and high school students could earn diplomas, all without passing state tests, if a far-reaching Florida Senate proposal that would scrap key pieces ...

Nail-biting parents of third graders across the state will learn later this week how their little ones did on New York's notoriously challenging standardized reading and math tests. And, in ...

Amid the debate about paring back standardized testing, Indiana is floating an unusual proposal. It would shift the state’s required 3rd grade reading test to a group of students who currently don’t ...

WEBVTT NEW READING TEST...AS 16 WAPT'S ROSS ADAMS REPORTS- THESTATE COULD HOLD BACK 15 PERCENTOF THE CLASS.ABOUT SIX THOUSAND THIRD GRADERSDIDN'T MAKE THE GRADE. TEACHERSWILL NOWFOCUS ON GETTING THOSE ...