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Review: In ‘English,’ the fight to learn a new language perseveres
In this classroom, only English is spoken. The teacher, Marjan (Marjan Neshat), enforces this rule harshly — if you speak any other language, you get a tally mark. At five tallies, you are asked to ...
Post-pandemic nose-dive: Why student test scores are raising alarms among parents and teachers
Kids now don't have the joy for reading they once did, and teachers have changed the way they teach writing in the digital ...
American students’ reading skills are at their lowest level since testing began over 30 years ago
Reading skills for eighth-graders hit its lowest level since testing began in 1992. Levels for fourth-graders were also near ...
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NAEP test results: Colorado’s scores are mostly stable, as gap between low and high performers widens
In 2024, 36% of Colorado fourth graders tested proficient in reading on NAEP, down from 38% in 2022. Dig into Colorado and ...
Low math and English scores mark the nation's report card, California and L.A. included
Scores nationwide and in California have yet to rebound from pandemic-era declines. Some outcomes continue to get worse. Low ...