INDIANAPOLIS — Third graders inside Circle City Prep are excited about learning and teachers are helping them prepare for the IREAD assessment coming up in March. "It is a high-stakes test with ...

TUPELO — The final results are out, and third grade students in Tupelo nearly matched the statewide average in reading ability, while third graders in Lee County, Oxford and Lafayette County surpassed ...

JACKSON, Miss. - Eighty-five percent of Mississippi third graders passed their 2024-2025 reading assessments after the school year's final retest, the state's Department of Education announced Friday.

JACKSON, Miss. - A record high 77.3% of Mississippi third graders passed the state reading assessment on their first attempt in 2025, the Mississippi Department of Education reported. Students took ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced 25,399 (77.3%) of third graders passed the initial administration of the third-grade reading assessment given this ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Results show 77.3% of third graders passed the reading assessment for the 2024-25 school year, according to the Mississippi Department of Education. A total of 25,399 third ...

As states pass laws requiring schools to follow the “science of reading,” one aspect of these policies has stirred up particular controversy: Holding back struggling readers who don’t reach ...

A record 77.3% of Mississippi third graders passed their initial reading assessment in spring 2025. The total pass rate, including retests, reached 84.6%, a slight increase from the previous school ...