Illinois eighth grade students outperformed national averages in reading, math. Fourth grade, eighth grade, and the 12th grade are tested, but the 12th grade results have not yet been released.

PORTAGE, MI -- The Portage Public Schools board is considering moving a lesson about pornography to the sixth grade curriculum. The lesson is part of the district’s Human Growth and Development ...

Instead, the results, from last year’s National Assessment of Educational Progress, tell a grim tale, especially in reading: The slide in achievement has only continued. The percentage of eighth ...

Overall, Louisiana ranked 32nd on the test, known as “the nation’s report card,” which 4th and 8th grade students ... recognition and reading fluency along with comprehension.