Newly released M-STEP data shows a mixed picture for literacy amongst Michigan students. The M-STEP measures whether students are proficient in grade level academic standards like ELA and mathematics.

As the coronavirus pandemic ravaged communities and shuttered schools, many educators and parents worried about kindergarteners who were learning online. That concern now appears well-founded as we’re ...

The number of Michigan third-graders who are proficient in reading — a pivotal benchmark in education — has slid to its lowest point in the 10-year history of the state assessment test, according to ...

Last September, Savannah-Chatham County public schools tried out an intensive new tutoring program to help struggling readers catch up before state reading tests at the end of 3rd grade. By winter, ...

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