Across the country, high school students are falling further behind in reading. Only 30% of 8th graders and 35% of 12th graders scored at or above proficient on the 2024 NAEP, and 12th graders posted ...
One afternoon earlier this year, my 11-year-old son was sitting at his laptop and working quietly on his math homework. At ...
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“We want to be good readers. We want to understand, not just get a good score on a test.” Anna Gawf scans her third graders, ...
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