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Mississippi board reviews 2025 third-grade reading results; department outlines evidence-based interventions
Summary
State education officials reported modest improvements on the 2025 third-grade reading assessment and described next steps that emphasize face-to-face, evidence-based reading interventions and supports for schools with high percentages of students below grade level.
State education officials reported results from the 2025 third-grade reading assessment and outlined next steps for districts to improve early reading outcomes.
The presentation, described as the first of many statewide assessment reports, covered initial pass rates, retest opportunities and allowable exemptions under the Literacy-Based Promotion Act. Officials said the state saw an uptick in initial pass rates compared with spring 2024 and that more students took the test in 2025.
Board members were told that 61 districts had 80% or more of students meet the promotion…
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