The child of migrant workers, of Mexican descent, she was struggling in a certain class, tired of getting answers wrong on quizzes and feeling a great deal of shame.

Oklahoma lawmakers are debating a bill to retain struggling third-grade readers, aiming to boost the state's low literacy scores.

Everywhere House Speaker Kyle Hilbert goes, the topic of childhood literacy follows. Hilbert, R-Bristow, said improving Oklahoma’s elementary reading scores is “top of the agenda for ...

The MCAS English language arts exam tests how students are doing relative to grade-level standards in reading, writing and ...