“Reading comprehension, in its simplest form ... reading basics down because by the time a student reaches fourth grade, school curricula introduce more complicated subjects and concepts ...

States’ year-end reading tests purport to measure general reading comprehension abilities. However, only 6 percent of respondents said they completely agree that the year-end state reading tests ...

More students, however, are at risk of retention this year. A total of 6,470, or 11.6%, of Alabama third graders scored below ...

There are a lot of things that have improved over the past 50 years, but are still far from perfect: Car safety. Solar power uptake. Scores of medical procedures. Add reading comprehension ...