Lowering expectations won’t inspire better outcomes. It risks misleading parents and denying the very students who need help the support they deserve.

D.C. students are showing big gains in reading and math, according to the latest statewide assessment results released Thursday by Mayor Muriel Bowser.

City officials are crowing over gains on the 2025 reading and math exams, but the state lowered the passing benchmarks for some students — raising questions about boasts of substantial academ… ...

More than 40% of grammar school students in the city failed the state’s standardized math and reading texts this year — but officials praised some gains in the results released Monday.

New York City Public School elementary students saw an overall uptick in their reading and math scores during the 2024-25 school year, according to the citywide Spring Screener results published ...