First class of third graders face being held back in Alabama if behind on reading
The latest annual reading scores released last week show 21.6% or 11,662 of second graders statewide scored below grade level. In Mobile County it's higher at 3
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The latest annual reading scores released last week show 21.6% or 11,662 of second graders statewide scored below grade level. In Mobile County it's higher at 3
Several Scottsboro High School students who plan to enter the field of education participated in the Future Educators Signing Day last month. Lily Flanagan, Alexie Venable, Ruby Arnold, and Evan
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The percentage of Alabama third graders reading on grade level decreased 2% between 2022 and 2023, according to Alabama Comprehensive Assessment Program scores released by the Alabama State Department of Education.
In the 2021-22 school year, 22% of third-graders in Alabama public schools were not reading on grade level.