Fourth graders in Atlanta Public Schools made significant progress in national math and reading tests. Now the district will expand its reading program to middle schools.

State and federal education spending for K-12 schools in Washington is way up, but test scores in fourth grade reading and eighth grade math are dropping.

Despite some gains in math and 8th grade reading, only about one-third of students have reached the "proficient" level on the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

Reading scores in New Jersey have continued to fall since the COVID pandemic, based on data published in the Nation's Report Card.

Michigan children may be significantly lagging behind in fourth-grade reading, eight-grade math and overall in certain K-12 student groups compared to the rest of the country, according to a new ...

Michigan has ranked in the bottom 10 states for fourth-grade reading, according to a report from The Education Trust-Midwest.

The center, in Tallahassee, is comparing approaches for defining, classifying, and preventing learning disabilities affecting decoding, reading comprehension, spelling, and written composition.

UPDATE 4:05 p.m. – Parents and teachers will now have more of a say in the third grade reading test. Two-thirds of the House and Senate voted to override Gov. Fallin’s veto of House Bil… ...

Thousands of Tennessee parents filed appeals in an effort to keep their kids from being held back from fourth grade.

In fourth grade, children focus on reading and understanding challenging fiction and non-fiction texts.

About 96% of students who did not pass the state reading test moved to fourth grade over the last decade, according to a presentation at the State Board of Education meeting on Tuesday.

(CNN) — Fourth- and eighth-graders fell behind in reading and had the largest ever decline in math, according to a national educational assessment that shows the devastating impact of Covid-19 ...