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Comics, questions and conversations: improving reading comprehension
Recent STAAR test results show that while Texas students increased literacy rates slightly, nearly half of students in third ...
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Updates to stanine reporting for PAT Pānui | PAT Reading Comprehension
As of June 1, NZCER is using updated national reference information to report stanines and generate boxplots for PAT Pānui | ...
Here's good news about SC schools. More 3rd graders passed a reading test
About 16,238 third graders failed South Carolina reading tests last year. That number has been nearly cut in half.
Alabama reading scores are improving while the rest of US struggles, but thousands of students face retention
More students, however, are at risk of retention this year. A total of 6,470, or 11.6%, of Alabama third graders scored below ...
Linda McMahon's claim that 70% of 8th-graders 'can't read proficiently' lacks a bit of reading comprehension
McMahon appeared to be referencing National Assessment of Educational Progress proficiency scores, which do not indicate grade-level performance.
‘More work is needed’: Texas STAAR test shows reading gains, math below pre-pandemic level
The percentage of students hitting grade-level expectations on STAAR reading tests improved in most grades and topped pre-pandemic levels. However, challenges remain. Just under half of Texas third ...