More than 48,000 fourth graders in the state were reading below the basic level in 2024. Put another way: In the average Pennsylvania fourth grade class of 25, nine students can’t read at a basic ...

Lawmakers sought to make Michigan a top 10 state for fourth grade reading proficiency. Their initiatives haven't come close to achieving the goal.

Four states—Alabama, Louisiana, Massachusetts, and Mississippi—have shown that adopting more rigorous literacy standards and scientific approaches to reading instruction can help reverse the decline ...

In early reading, first graders who are behind have an 88 percent chance of still being behind in fourth grade--rigor and ...