5 ways to be ready when spring 2026 IREAD testing window opens March 2

The first testing window opens March 2, but students will have multiple opportunities to take the test throughout the spring and summer.
The Land

As literacy rates lag, an Ohio pediatric hospital is screening for reading ability

Literacy levels are a pressing concern in several Ohio cities, including Cleveland. A Columbus-area hospital is trying a new ...

As literacy rates lag, a pediatric hospital is screening for reading ability

For some young children in Columbus, Ohio, reading assessments don’t start in the kindergarten classroom — they happen first in the doctor’s office.
MedPage Today

FDA OKs Blood-Based Test to Help Detect High-Grade Prostate Tumors

The FDA approved Cleveland Diagnostics' blood-based test to help diagnose high-grade prostate tumors and aid in biopsy decisions, the company announced. Dubbed IsoPSA, the in vitro diagnostic kit is ...
Grand Forks Herald

The Reading League launches North Dakota chapter for evidence-based literacy education

BISMARCK, N.D. — A nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting evidence-based literacy instruction has forged a new chapter in North Dakota, and the president of said chapter is excited to help ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Here’s a breakdown of Utah’s sweeping plan to hold back struggling third grade readers

Note to readers • The Salt Lake Tribune is making this story about the Utah Legislature free to all. Donate to support our nonprofit newsroom. By spring 2030, third graders who aren’t reading at grade ...
Yahoo! Sports

Super Bowl Computer Picks: Our Best Seahawks vs Patriots Player Prop Projections

The NFL season has one game left — and it's the biggest one of them all as the Seattle Seahawks face the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 60. There is no shortage of Super Bowl player props to ...
The New York Times

Why Boys Are Behind in Reading at Every Age

Boys’ reading struggles are not inevitable, research suggests, and addressing the deficit could improve outcomes in school and beyond. By Claire Cain Miller Claire Cain Miller is working on a series ...
Jane's Information Group

Stella Tecnologia conducts test flight of turbine engine-based UAV

The Albatroz tactical UAV fitted out with a combustion engine, seen here at Stella's plant in March 2025. (Victor Barreira) Brazilian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) specialist Stella Tecnologia ...
Mother Jones

America’s Reading Crisis That No One Wants to Talk About

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. A little girl stared at a list of test questions in her science class, unable to ...
Morningstar

Really Great Reading and OxEd Expand Access to Evidence-Based Literacy Solutions Across Mississippi

State approval equips districts statewide to adopt the Science of Reading–aligned Tier II and Tier III interventions JACKSON, Miss., Jan. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Really Great Reading (RGR) and OxEd, ...
KETV Omaha

Governor's legislation proposes to hold Nebraska students back in grade school if reading doesn't improve

LEADER KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN AT TEN. NEBRASKA CHILDREN MAY SEE A CHANGE IN THEIR READING GOALS. GOVERNOR JIM PILLEN IS PROPOSING A NEW THIRD GRADE READING BILL. GOOD EVENING. I’M JULIE CORNELL. I’M ...