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These tutors help MPS students jump multiple grade levels in reading. How does it work?

As Milwaukee addresses its literacy struggles, one-on-one tutoring is showing promise at improving students' ability to read.

Almost half of Utah’s third graders don’t read at grade level, report says

Nearly half of Utah’s K-3 students are reading behind their grade level, even though almost five years ago Utah lawmakers set ...
KSL

Report: About ½ of Utah's third graders struggle with reading — so what can be done?

Nearly half of Utah's third graders struggle with reading proficiency, per a report. Systematic, evidence-based instruction ...
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73% of MPS fourth graders can't read at a basic level. What will it take to fix that?

Literacy rates have been falling in Milwaukee for over a decade. But there are new leaders, new money and new efforts to fix ...

“It’s scaring me”: 8th grade teacher says just 2 out of 110 students can read at grade level

An eighth-grade history teacher in Dallas, Texas, says only two of her 110 students can read at grade level, a revelation ...

‘Urgent need’: Nearly half of Utah’s kindergarten through third grade kids can’t read at grade level, report finds

The state aims to see 70% of its third graders reading at grade level by 2027. So far, only about half are hitting the mark.
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Almost half of Utah third graders can’t read at grade level, report says

On Monday, the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute released a report detailing early literacy rates among Utah children, indicating that many of Utah’s children are not as proficient in reading ...

Maine teacher prep programs call foul after getting F’s for how they teach reading

Three of Maine’s public universities received failing grades in 2023 for one of the most critical things they do: prepare ...

Y Reads takes struggling kids from 'learning to read' to 'reading to learn'

Local YMCA Reads! program helps struggling kindergartners through fourth graders go from "learning to read" to "reading to ...

California law addresses student literacy concerns

A state law taking effect in 2026 is aimed at addressing literacy in students. AB 1454 requires the state education board to ...
WAPT

States look to Mississippi as model for improving reading scores

PLANS INCLUDE WALKING TRACKS, ATHLETIC FACILITIES, AND SHARED SPACES. NEW TONIGHT: STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE NOW LOOKING TO MISSISSIPPI FOR ANSWERS ON HOW TO FIX A LITERACY CRISIS. AFTER ...