State education leaders are redesigning the math and reading standards used in North Carolina ... to be grouped by “grade bands” with multiple grades: K-1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-12.

More than 30% of North Carolina third ... can show they’ve met reading standards. The numbers also weren’t promising for younger readers, with only 38.5% of first-grade students and 43.1% ...

Two thirds of North Carolina kindergarten ... some of the more foundational reading skills and into higher-level skills. She wants fourth and fifth grade students to also take the DIBELS 8 test ...

In 2020, testing revealed about one in three North Carolina third-graders below their grade level in reading, according to new state data. Lenoir County Public School Associate Superintendent ...