Alabama schools aren’t last anymore. New rankings show ‘we can do better’
In Alabama, gaps between white, Black and Hispanic students have continued to widen since 2019, data shows ( If you can’t see ...
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How Louisiana boosted its reading scores by going 'back to the basics'
Louisiana was the only state to surpass pre-pandemic reading levels in the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress.
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Alabama climbs in national reading, math rankings
Alabama saw real gains in fourth grade math scores, and moved up the rankings in reading as well by maintaining reading levels while other states saw declines.
Vaccination rates for young Alabama children plummeted following the pandemic
Vaccination rates for shots that prevent diseases like polio, measles and others have fallen dramatically for some of the ...
US children fall further behind in reading, make little improvement in math on national exam
New results from a national exam find that America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of ...
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Alabama students are leading post-COVID academic recovery
Results just released from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, commonly known as America’s Report Card, show ...
Alabama improves in national testing; struggles continue nationwide with learning loss
4th and 8th grade math and reading scores for the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) were released ...
Oregon math, reading achievement among the nation’s worst, new scores show
New federal test results show the state’s middle and elementary students still lag far behind in reading and math.
How Louisiana boosted its student reading scores by going ‘back to the basics’
Louisiana State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley says he is “not surprised at all” his state improved. He noted the results came as Louisiana works to “go back to the ...
Alabama faces a ‘demographic cliff’ as deaths surpass births
To understand the problem, let’s go back to 1990, when Alabama saw more than 63,000 babies born, and recorded more than ...