Florida District’s Goal: Reading Proficiency for 90% of 3rd Graders

Public-private partnership boosts literacy in Florida

Indian River County, Fla., has shown significant improvement in third-grade reading proficiency, with 69 of students profici -More-

Florida Students Hit Historic Highs As Over 60% Clear Grade-Level Benchmarks

State education officials announced Friday that Florida students have reached a significant academic milestone, with more than 60 now performing on or above grade level in both English language arts and mathematics. The newly released end-of-year progress monitoring results mark the highest percentage of students meeting these benchmarks since the state overhauled its testing system. [] Florida Students Hit Historic Highs As Over 60 Clear Grade-Level Benchmarks

Mississippi Focuses on Boosting Middle School Students’ Reading Scores

Fourth grade literacy gains earned Mississippi national acclaim. But that achievement tapers off as students advance to higher grades. Lawmakers are putting millions toward changing that. Mississippi has seen the least progress across subject areas in eighth grade reading scores, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, and performs near the bottom compared to []

Texas makes the Bible required reading in public schools. Is Florida next?

MIAMI — After the Texas Board of Education approved Bible passages as required reading for public school students last week, Florida education officials indicated the state could be open to similar policies. Florida often adopts conservative ...

Raising the Standards

Texas is on the verge of a major education victory. The State Board of Education (SBOE) is expected to vote tomorrow on adopting improved Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards for social studies and the state’s first required literary works list. These proposals address two subjects that Texas students have largely struggled with in... The post Raising the Standards first appeared on Texas Public Policy Foundation.