Illinois Republican state Rep. Dan Ugaste is speaking out against a “nationwide literacy crisis” that counts Illinois among ...

These tests are given to third graders once a year in November or December.In Halifax County, i-Stationis used to assess math for children in kindergarten through third grade. Fourth grade ...

There were also small improvements in the national rankings on fourth grade math, and eighth grade math and reading. “Besides being a very reliable indicator of poverty, tests tell us little ...