Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 29—Two bills seeking to augment statewide math and reading instruction for public school students passed unanimously in the ...

Improving reading skills remains the more persistent challenge across the U.S., while students are faring better in math.

Reading and math concerns continue to drive attention toward effective academic strategies. Research shows students benefit most from structured reading instruction, targeted math support, consistent ...

After years of declines, scores for 9-year-olds improved in reading and mathematics from 2022 to 2025, while scores for 13-year-olds showed no significant change, according to a federal assessment ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Students arrive at M.H. Moore Elementary School for the first day of school on Aug. 13, 2024. Elementary and middle school ...

Math achievement has been stagnating for over a decade. What could turn that around? As the “science of reading” makes big strides, one can’t help but ask if there’s an analogous “science of math.” ...

Ameer Baraka knew something was wrong long before anyone gave it a name. Ameer grew up in poverty in Louisiana and had difficulty learning to read, but no one caught it. By third grade, he had already ...

New federal test scores show younger students are making gains in reading and math — after years of declines. "I think this is an optimistic release," Matthew Soldner, acting commissioner of the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Younger students have regained ground academically after the pandemic’s disruptions while older students’ test scores continue to stagnate, according to the latest testing data ...

Four years ago, Taryn Rawson went all in on the science of reading. Goldrick Elementary in Denver, where Rawson is the principal, changed its curriculum and assessments, schedule, and staffing ...

Kindergarten, in theory, is supposed to set up all children for success in later elementary grades—laying the foundation for reading and math skills that support their growth. But that’s not always ...

SANTA FE — In a move she said will support both New Mexico’s students and teachers, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law a suite of education-related bills Monday intended to bolster reading ...