Recent interest among politicians in retaining children who do not pass third grade reading tests has further emphasized the urgency of aligning the two systems. (buildinitiative.org)
National tests for years have indicated that over 50 percent of students in urban poverty schools fail 4th grade reading tests which indicate that these students can not read. (voices.washingtonpost.com)
There are also the national 8th grade reading test where students are expected to read at least on an 8th grade level. (voices.washingtonpost.com)