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Idaho: 2026 Assessment Results
ELA and math move up slightly in 2026, for a third year
Read on Substack →September 15, 2026Washington: 2026 Assessment Results
Math improves slightly for fifth year while ELA sees a small dip; both subjects remain 7-8 points below 2019
Read on Substack →September 14, 2026Utah: 2026 Assessment Results
ELA gains in every grade and most districts across the state
Read on Substack →September 11, 2026Alabama: 2026 Assessment Results
A fifth year of growth in both ELA and math, but statewide ELA progress is limited to two grades
Read on Substack →September 10, 2026New Hampshire: 2026 Assessment Results
A fifth straight year of math growth in 2026, with gains in five of six grades; ELA largely holds steady.
Read on Substack →September 9, 2026Michigan: 2026 Assessment Results
Math holds steady in 2026; small declines across grade levels in ELA
Read on Substack →September 8, 2026Delaware: 2026 Assessment Results
Fifth year of math growth, but ELA up only 1 point since 2021
Read on Substack →September 3, 2026North Carolina: 2026 Assessment Results
Scores up across all grade levels in math, and all but Grade 4 in ELA
Read on Substack →September 2, 2026Mississippi: 2026 Assessment Results
ELA holds steady; math drops just half a point despite Grades 3 & 4 slipping about 5 points each
Read on Substack →September 1, 2026Connecticut: 2026 Assessment Results
Statewide gains in both subjects. Math nears pre-pandemic rates while ELA remains almost five points short.
Read on Substack →August 26, 2026Virginia: 2026 Assessment Results
Reading and math proficiency both edged up for a second straight year
Read on Substack →August 25, 2026West Virginia: 2026 Assessment Results
Grades 5-8 see gains in both ELA and math since 2025; continued growth in both subjects since 2021
Read on Substack →August 20, 2026Colorado: 2026 Assessment Results
Math rises in all grades 3 through 8. ELA drops in all but grades 4 & 5.
Read on Substack →August 19, 2026South Carolina: 2026 Assessment Results
State praises "South Carolina Surge" in math test scores - while quietly overlooking the new scale scores that re-defined math "proficiency" this year
Read on Substack →August 17, 2026Oklahoma: 2026 Assessment Results
After the 2024 cut-score reversal, 2026 scores look similar to 2025: about a quarter of students reach ELA and math proficiency
Read on Substack →August 11, 2026New York's ELA scores soared in 2025 and crashed in 2026. The numbers tell us it may be a mistake.
By Emily Oster
Read on Substack →August 7, 2026Georgia: 2026 Assessment Results
Fifth year of math growth, surpassing pre-pandemic proficiency
Read on Substack →July 31, 2026Maryland: 2026 Assessment Results
Fourth year of ELA & math growth, but last year of the MCAP
Read on Substack →July 29, 2026Updates from the Education Data Center - new home, new map, new tools
A fresh look at the Education Data Center - a new home at eddatacenter.org, plus new tools to dig into grade 3-8 results in your state and district.
Read on Substack →July 13, 2026Arkansas: 2026 Assessment Results
ELA and math gains in third year of ATLAS assessment
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