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A Comparison of Four LLMs' Estimates of Text Complexity with Lexile Measures Key Findings LLM-estimated Lexile measures are not a reliable substitute for official measures. Only 3.03% of the Lexile measures estimated by the four LLMs matched the official

The Editor's Note Somewhere between mastering multiplication and dreading fractions, every parent begins to wonder: Is my child ready for Algebra? It's a fair question-and a surprisingly tricky one to answer. Algebra readiness has less to do with age or g

Many school districts and state education agencies across the United States require Lexile measures for their reading materials. But translate that requirement into Spanish, and things quickly get more complicated. A word-for-word Spanish translation of a

The Editor's Note Somewhere between the last page-turner and the first notification, many students stopped reading full books. Not because they can't read, but because they don't have the stamina to do so. Chapters have given way to snippets and plots to

For years, early elementary school classrooms have been on the front line of the movement to improve reading ability. Yet according to The Nation's Report Card, after more than a decade of phonics reform, approximately 70% of public school students in gra

The Editor's Note It's the dog days of summer, a time when the sun shines bright, kids run free, and the everyday routines of school are forgotten. But for too many students, summer also represents a slide-and not the kind you find on a playground or at t

Educational Results Partnership Research Insights from ERP's First Pilot with Students Translating Learning Into Earnings Educational Results Partnership (ERP) launched its Skills Currency initiative in 2025 to address this challenge and improve the effic

Bellwether Research U.S. test scores have been declining for decades. Education experts are sounding the alarm. But here's the question that rarely makes it into the headlines: if "proficient" means something different in every state, how do we know what

The Editor's Note The world of work as we know it is changing. Strong reading and math skills remain foundational to success in college, careers, and life, but alone, they are no longer enough. Employers also value soft skills such as communication, colla

Watch the recording from May 18, 2026 Presented by Nina Walls, Career and Technical Education (CTE) Director, Rockingham County Schools (NC); Tim Taylor, Co-Founder and President, America Succeeds; and Chris Minnich, CEO, MetaMetrics Moderated by Brad Bau