Aldeman: Having students read a list of 40 words — some real, some not — and pass with an 80 or better has driven dramatic increases in performance.

So why don’t we test for it in the United States ... The national NAEP reading assessment, first delivered in fourth grade, suffers from the same issue. In contrast, England’s phonics check ...

Lehigh County 4-H members tested their knowledge of spuds against 168 young people from across the state in the 2025 4-H ...

It’s been a year and a half since the Manhattan School District changed from a five-day school week to a four-day school week ...

A random approach to Bible reading is not the way forward and will leave a person discouraged by failure. A number of years ...

While Republican states were working to limit school history lessons and ban transgender athletes, President Joe Biden’s ...

EDMONTON – Alberta’s education minister is dismissing concerns from the province’s teachers’ association that more mandatory ...

Teachers delivering new mandatory screening tests to young students said the exercise took a lot of time and effort with ...

The United States faces a nationwide crisis in which our young people are reading at alarmingly low rates, with just 1 in 3 fourth graders meeting proficiency standards. So why are some on the right ...

Benchmark assessments for 2023-24 show gaps in the state’s highest and lowest performing students are still likely wider than ...

Abracadabra! The kids are excited to read again. It may seem like magic, but, the so-called iPad Generation could be ready to ...

The Laurel and Neshannock school districts are best in the class after the results of standardized tests were announced.