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The Vicksburg Post4h
READING SCORES: 72.7% of VWSD third graders pass state reading assessment
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 ...
Arkansas Times4h
Rising 3rd graders first group to be held back if they don’t meet yet-to-be-determined LEARNS literacy standards
The new requirement could have extreme implications, considering a 2024 assessment showed that only about 36% of the state’s ...
FOX13 Memphis1d
Mississippi 3rd graders set record in reading assessment, Mississippi officials say
A record high 77.3% of Mississippi third graders passed the state reading assessment on their first attempt in 2025, the ...
Natchez Democrat1d
Record number of Mississippi third-graders pass reading assessment; see how local districts performed
A record high number of Mississippi third-graders passed the state reading assessment on the first attempt this spring, ...
WTVY23d
Dothan third graders become scientists for a day
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Over 600 third graders across Dothan got to become scientists for a day. HudsonAlpha helped students extract DNA from strawberries as part of this unique science experiment.