Shani Page was 16 when she dropped out of high school. “My grades were bad,” she said. “My attendance was bad. The teachers ain’t have no faith in me. So ...

How do you know if a book is at the right reading level for your 7-year-old child (in 2nd grade)? 1. Glance over the density and size of the text and see if there are illustrations.

78% of second graders are reading on grade level, down two percentage points from last year. That means about 11,662 second graders tested below grade level.

For the past three springs — in 2022, 2023 and 2024 — 23% of DPS K-3 students were reading significantly below grade level, up from 16% in the spring of 2019, according to district data.

Math and reading averages in the largest Clark County school districts — Evergreen, Vancouver and Battle Ground — are also below grade level compared to the 2019 national average, according to ...