WHQR

NHCS elementary students improving on basic reading comprehension, get mixed results on end-of-grade tests

There are varying assessments for reading comprehension in New Hanover County’s elementary schools. So what does each tell ...
Herald & Review

Learning language: Literacy test helps Decatur teachers focus on students most at risk

DECATUR - Sitting at a small table with literacy coach Debbie Roberts at Harris School, third-grader Katelynn Martin read a story aloud while Roberts timed her. At the end of 60 seconds, Roberts told ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Teacher-screening test has weeded out minorities

New York • New York education officials are poised to scrap a test designed to measure the reading and writing skills of people trying to become teachers, in part because an outsized percentage of ...
Houston Chronicle

HISD pre-K, elementary school students report progress on CIRCLE, DIBELS early literacy assessments

Houston ISD’s youngest students made progress on early literacy assessments this past academic year, although racial gaps in reading skills remain, according to district data. HISD reported that its ...
Seacoastonline

Maine finally has a plan to turn around math and reading skills. Here’s what’s in it.

After years of declining test scores, the Maine Department of Education is introducing a plan to bolster math and literacy ...