Maryland's literacy policy was scrutinized at a meeting Tuesday, where scores showed only 46% of Maryland third graders were ‘proficient’ or above.

Only 38.9% of the third graders were proficient in ELA, down from 39.6% in 2024, according to latest results released ...

When categorised by grade and school attended, the survey found that overall, 41 in 100 Grade 4 learners could read Grade 3 appropriate English text (Boys 39; Girls 44).