Governor Kim Reynolds says there have been exceptional gains in the reading, writing and math skills of Iowa’s K-through-12 students. Tests scores show there was an 11 percent increase in reading proficiency among last year’s third graders who are now 4th graders. That’s after year one of a state law that requires all early elementary students to have their reading skills screened every other week. Science proficiency rates rose in all tested grades — and the number of students who were chronically absent has dropped nearly six percent in the past year.
