More students, however, are at risk of retention this year. A total of 6,470, or 11.6%, of Alabama third graders scored below grade level on recent spring reading tests, new state data shows. That’s ...

Alabama’s reading scores are improving, but students’ results vary widely between schools and districts.

Texas and Austin students' scores improved in reading and had some gains in math, according to newly released STAAR scores.

Schools also offer summer reading camps with small-group support. Line chart shows reading levels of fourth graders in Mississippi, US, and New York from 2003 to 2024. Mike Guillen/NY Post Design ...

The 2019 Alabama Literacy Act requires students reading on grade level by the end of third grade. Students who fall short on the test and don’t meet an alternative requirement can be held back.

In fact the average “at or above” grade level reading proficiency for the districts in kindergarten is 33% and in third grade it is 38%. Clearly not much literacy education is occurring.