Reading for pleasure in the U.S. fell 40% over two decades, the study found. Fewer Americans are opening a book for fun each day, with reading for pleasure in the United States down 40% over the past ...

GEORGIA (WALB) - Reading and math scores have dropped to their lowest level in more than 20 years. This greatly impacts teenagers in the 12th grade, according to an exam released Tuesday, Sept. 9, ...

Summer is here. The regular school year has ended. But Alabama’s public schools are cranking back up for elementary summer reading and math camps. These camps are designed for elementary school ...

Math improvement is scarce, reading scores are down and the takeaway is learning loss has yet to get significantly better in the latest data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) ...

For much of her teaching career, Carrie Stark relied on math games to engage her students, assuming they would pick up concepts like multiplication by seeing them in action. The kids had fun, but the ...

Alabama saw record-breaking gains on the Nation’s Report Card this year, but state leaders say more targeted efforts – and more money – are needed to sustain recent progress. “Even though we’re seeing ...

Students nearing high school graduation scored lower than ever in national math and reading tests in 2024, according to an assessment known as the Nation's Report Card. Students have not recovered ...

Michigan's third graders ― at a stage of development when stakes are high to master reading — slid in those scores on the state M-STEP test compared with 2023, while elementary schoolers largely ...

Kaicey Baylor joined WJZ as a reporter in October 2024. Before coming to Charm City, she spent the last three years as a morning reporter and multiskilled journalist at 13News Now in Norfolk, Virginia ...

Eighth grade test scores in Maryland have been declining for many years — and not just because schools shut down during the coronavirus pandemic. Math and reading scores tested annually have steadily ...