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Across Illinois, 52.4 percent of public school students are considered proficient in English language arts. The number at ...

Fewer third- through eighth-graders in Warren County are proficient in math and English language arts in 2025 than in 2024. The state Education Department recently released results of the 2025 PSSA ...

This story was updated on Oct. 14, 2015. The recently released Common Core-aligned test results show the percentage of California high school students identified as ready, or on pace to be ready by ...

When it comes to language learning, an old adage rings true: a picture is worth a thousand words. There is growing evidence that the arts—be it a picture, drama, song, or dance—may help children with ...

The district’s English Language Arts achievement is rising along with mathematics scores improving. Additionally, fewer students scored at Level 1, the lowest performance band, in both subjects, ...

Hoping to help your fourth-grader with reading and writing skills? Here are some basic tips that experts suggest for any fourth-grader. Encourage your child to learn to make a good argument. If your ...

The Michigan Council of Teachers of English has named Dr. Jonathan Bush, English professor at Western Michigan University, as the 2019 recipient of the Charles Carpenter Fries Award. Bush was ...

Note: Applications for Fall 2026 and beyond are open. (This program is currently not accepting applications for the Fall 2025-Spring 2026 year.) UMass Lowell offers two online graduate programs to ...

Science proficiency exceeded expectations, increasing six points over 2024, something Nebraska Commissioner of Education Dr.

Students who took the PARCC field test last spring reported having a much tougher time on the mathematics exam than on the English/language arts test. According to a new report, released Wednesday, ...