The Mississippi Department of Education announced this week that 25,399 or 77.3%, – the highest-percentage ever – of third graders passed the initial administration of the third-grade reading ...

The new requirement could have extreme implications, considering a 2024 assessment showed that only about 36% of the state’s ...

A record high 77.3% of Mississippi third graders passed the state reading assessment on their first attempt in 2025, the ...