Kindergarten and first-grade teacher Katia Rodriguez-Mester, left, shows an mCLASS exam to Cleveland Elementary School Principal Gabriel Sandoval and Denise Alvarado, executive director of elementary ...
Only 31% of fourth-grade students in the U.S. are at or above the proficiency level for the nation’s reading assessment, the National Assessment of Educational Progress said.
You’ve probably seen the headlines. “Reading Crisis,” “Kids Can’t Read,” “Literacy Emergency.” The panic is real, but is the problem as bad as everyone says? According to the 2024 National Assessment ...