The Mississippi Department of Education announces that 25,399 or 77.3%, – the highest-percentage ever – of third graders passed the initial administration of the third-grade reading assessment ...

The release of TCAP reading scores sets off a fast-moving timeline for Tennessee third graders to avoid being held back.

Third graders in Mississippi outperformed in their initial results from this year’s third grade reading assessment, with a record 77.3% percentage of students with passing scores.