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.
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Students Lack ‘Information Literacy,’ Testing Service’s Study Finds

College students and high-school students preparing to enter college are sorely lacking in the skills needed to retrieve, analyze, and communicate information that is available online, according to ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Educational Testing Service Expands Efforts to Measure Computer-and-Information Literacy

The Educational Testing Service is expanding its efforts to measure how savvy students are about technology and about the information that they get online. After unveiling an information-literacy test ...
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92% of middle schoolers fail timed reading test

More than 9 out of 10 elementary and middle school students fail to properly read school textbook content, according to a ...