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Teen Math and Reading Scores Prove It: We Have a Middle School Problem

The state’s work comes as a student survey accompanying the Long-Term Trend report revealed that just 23 percent of ...

Ohio legislature passes bill requiring struggling students get interventions in reading, math

Senate Bill 19 requires interventions for struggling students, advanced math classes for gifted students and allows ...
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America’s kids are still behind in reading and math. These schools are defying the trend.

COMPTON, Calif. (AP) — Math is the subject sixth grader Harmoni Knight finds hardest, but that’s changing. In-class tutors and “data chats” at her middle school in Compton, California, have made a ...
Education Week

Reading and Math Scores Rise for Younger Kids, Stall for Teens

New results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress show diverging trends for 9- and 13-year-olds.
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Teachers react to low reading, math scores: "Sounding the alarm for years"

The reading and math scores of 12th graders have plunged to their lowest level in over 20 years. The scores, part of a test from the National Assessment of Education Progress, showed the average ...

New teaching strategy in Steel Valley improves special education student performance

An inclusive instruction model for elementary reading and math classes has shown growth in students’ academic performance, ...