syracuse.com: New York says Pineapple and Hare questions won't count on 8th-grade reading test
New York says Pineapple and Hare questions won't count on 8th-grade reading test
State Education Commissioner John King has dropped "The Hare and the Pineapple " from New York's eighth-grade reading test after critics mocked reading-comprehension questions about the nonsense story ...
Yahoo: Opinion: Cracking the Code Behind the Nation’s Dismal 8th Grade Reading Scores
Opinion: Cracking the Code Behind the Nation’s Dismal 8th Grade Reading Scores
Yahoo: Fact Check: Linda McMahon's claim that 70% of 8th-graders 'can't read proficiently' lacks a bit of reading comprehension
Fact Check: Linda McMahon's claim that 70% of 8th-graders 'can't read proficiently' lacks a bit of reading comprehension
U.S. students’ reading scores have plunged further on the test known as the nation’s report card, while math scores have stagnated for 8th graders and ticked up slightly only for 4th ...
YourTango: Entire 8th Grade Class Purposefully Drops To A 2nd Grade Reading Level
Entire 8th Grade Class Purposefully Drops To A 2nd Grade Reading Level
Snopes.com: Linda McMahon's claim that 70% of 8th-graders 'can't read proficiently' lacks a bit of reading comprehension
Linda McMahon's claim that 70% of 8th-graders 'can't read proficiently' lacks a bit of reading comprehension
In 2024, 70% of U.S. eighth-graders did not meet the "National Assessment of Educational Progress Proficient" reading achievement level on a test often referred to as the "Nation's Report Card." ...
The Baltimore Sun: Maryland’s eighth grade math, reading scores decline for over a decade