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F ! The Nation's Worst Readers Are In...
...Washington, D.C.
Public school children in the nation's capital read so poorly that a nationwide test has shown they are only slightly better readers than non-English-speaking children in the territories of Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa, reports The Washington Times of "The Nation's Report Card: Reading 2000," a study issued on Thursday by the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
Students across the country were tested in fourth, eighth, and twelfth grades. The report showed that fully 69 percent of D.C. public school fourth graders and more than half of its eighth graders had a "below basic" reading ability, which means they could not demonstrate an understanding of what they read.
Only 10 percent of the students were graded "at or above proficient" reading ability. Other areas of the country that ranked at the bottom of this list were Mississippi and California. The highest-ranking states that got an A+ in reading were Montana, Nebraska, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. Maine, Minnesota, and Virginia tied for fifth place.
Nationwide, the reading achievement of fourth graders improved significantly since 1998 with the percentage of students reaching the "basic" level jumping from 60 percent to 64 percent; however, the average performance of eighth graders remained flat, while achievement among high school seniors declined at all levels. The takeaway? The little kids are smarter than the big kids.
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