Reading skills for eighth-graders hit their lowest level since testing began in 1992. Levels for fourth-graders were also near record lows as educators struggle to keep students engaged in a ...

January 8, 2026 - It's time for John Fensterwald's annual predictions for what's in store for education in 2026. A panel of reading experts has designated the tests that school districts can use to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math, according to the latest results of ...

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 ...

January 8, 2026 - It's time for John Fensterwald's annual predictions for what's in store for education in 2026. After a decade-long push from reading advocates, California schools are on the verge of ...

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