A recent report from the American Enterprise Institute summarizes results from the most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress — also known as the nation’s report card. The test, given ...

The Department of Education has some 4,000 employees and a discretionary budget of around $80 billion. The 4,000 should be ...

As “National March Into Literacy Month” concludes on March 31, 2025, Maryland confronts a dual challenge: persistent literacy ...

Texas lawmakers need to provide funding for evidence-based literacy interventions, along with more screening to identify ...

Eighth-grade test scores in Maryland have been declining for many years — and not just because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to “The Nation’s Report Card” issued by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) on Jan. 24, 2025, ...

A proposal mandating citizen-led ballot measures be written at an 8th-grade or lower reading level cleared the Arkansas House of Representatives Wednesday after three attempts to pass its ...

The Arkansas House of Representatives passed legislation to require ballot language for citizen-initiated measures to not be written above an eighth grade reading level. House Bill 1713 ...

He’s requested more precise, narrowly tailored language — just the opposite of the simplicity implied by an eighth-grade reading level. In other words, HB1713 may set up a near-impossible ...

Project Tomorrow surveyed approximately 1,500 students in grades 4-12 ... Large print books decreased stress about reading for most readers who participated in the study. But, the most dramatic impact ...

Fourth-level spells for casters in D&D 5e have improved, offering useful options like Banishment and Greater Invisibility. Spells like Stoneskin and Fire Shield have lost utility in newer editions ...