Officials with the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced that 84% of third graders passed the third-grade ...

A report from the Mississippi Department of Education said 84% of third graders in the state passed the reading assessment ...

The policy comes as the state seeks to boost student achievement on its fourth-grade reading scores, which rank 40th in the nation on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also k ...

In Mississippi, officials have designed a system that makes sense and that parents can trust to give them an accurate assessment ... five in the nation for fourth grade reading in their respective ...

Mississippi’s Literacy-Based Promotion Act requires third graders to achieve a passing score of Level 3 or higher on the reading portion of the state’s ELA assessment to qualify for promotion to ...

Find out how your district, charter or school performed. FIVE CHARTS: Compare statewide results over the past five years.

To celebrate their successes, we’ve created lists of the top-performing districts, charters and schools statewide. Take a ...

Wright was hired a year ago after retiring from her previous post as Mississippi’s state superintendent, where she is credited for bolstering the state’s fourth grade reading scores.

With the start of the 2026-2027 school year, third graders who do not meet reading level standards could be held back unless parents intervene, according to a new policy from the Maryland Board of ...