South Dakota’s math and reading scores are relatively flat, state Department of Education Secretary Joseph Graves told ...

The average American student remains half a grade level behind pre-pandemic levels of achievement in both reading and math ...

comparative advances in math. The rest of the nation should take note. For years, unambiguous evidence from peer-reviewed studies has showed that a phonics-based approach yields the best results ...

Ohio students' reading and math scores still haven't recovered from ... That method focuses on phonics and teaching students to break words down into their phonemes or sounds.

A new study has found evidence of big gains in students’ reading ability from using one specific phonics program—and suggests that consistent implementation is key to getting the strongest ...

The average math score for fourth graders in Baltimore ... which is based on neuroscience and phonics. On the NAEP, Baltimore fourth graders had an average reading score of 186, lower than the ...

The science of reading instead focuses on ensuring students understand phonics when learning to read ... an initiative is working,” Lewis added. Math scores saw somewhat better outcomes ...

And in fourth grade math, scores are down 3 points. Yet officials say there’s reason to be optimistic ... She drew attention to the state’s focus on the science of reading — a research-backed approach ...