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The lowest score a student could have to be promoted was 444. In 2024, the cut score for third-grade students was 435. 91% of third-grade students met the requirement after Spring testing.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAFF) - Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education announced funding for 55 new Pre-K to 3rd grade classrooms next school year, expanding the P-3 ...
The Alabama Pre-K–3rd Grade Integrated Approach to Early Learning (P-3) builds upon student success and narrows the achievement gap by expanding access to Alabama’s high-quality pre-k model.
The Tennessee Department of Education released third grade results on the English language arts portion of the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program, or TCAP, to districts on May 19.
According to the state, of the 97,750 third-graders tested, 38,744 or 39.6% were advanced or proficient in English language arts in 2024 compared to 45.1% of 100,793 assessed in 2019.
The Nuggets had another gutsy win to add to their ledger in Game 3 of the second round of the playoffs against the Oklahoma City Thunder, and a big part of it was the elevation of their role players.
First-grade children are full of energy and curiosity. Finding activities that feed their boundless enthusiasm is no child’s play. Children at this age are eager to soak up knowledge. Therefore, they ...
Calling the problems a "slowdown with the Grades 3-8 Computer-Based Testing System," New York State Education Department spokesperson JP O'Hare said the department finds the situation "unacceptable." ...
In video games, planning skills (e.g., setting short-term goals of completing a quest and long-term goals of beating the game) may not immediately connect to doing one’s homework on a nightly ...
The testing window for the IREAD-3 assessment opens in just a few days. Legislation passed last year requires 3rd grade students to be retained if they do not pass the Indiana reading assessment.
Reflecting on her journey, she shares, “learning now is very different from when I was in primary school. Back then, there wasn’t any interactive teaching or classroom activities, and I always wanted ...
Abby Wessel, Anoka Hennepin School District & Concordia University, St. Paul Abby Wessel is a first grade teacher at Champlin Brooklyn Park Academy, a math and environmental science specialty school ...