Although average reading scores for eighth - graders increased nationally compared with 2015, there were no changes for reading at fourth grade or for math at either grade, according to assessment results. (texaslonestaronline.org)
The results show average reading scores in fourth grade reading dipped to levels of a decade ago and eighth grade scores declined as well. (baltimoresun.com)
When the headlines report that the overall average reading score of 8th students in 2015 declined in comparison to the previous assessment in 2013, there was a chorus of educators who most likely responded: (thoughtco.com)