How many states use strong reading licensure tests?
Strong: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, LA, MA, MD, MS, NC, NH, NM, OH, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI
Mix of strong and acceptable: MA
Acceptable: MN
Mix of acceptable and weak: OK, MI
Weak: AK, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, ME, MO, MT, ND, NE, NJ, NV, NY, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, VT, WA, WV, WY
No Test: IA
Do states publish reading licensure test pass rates?
Publishes first-time pass rates: AL, CO, FL, IN, MI, MS, NC, NJ, NM, TX, WI
Publishes some data other than first-time pass rates: AR, CA, DE, GA, IA, IL, LA, MA, MN, NE, NY, OH, OR, TN, VA, WA
Does not publish any pass rate data: AK, AZ, CT, DC, HI, ID, KS, KY, MD, ME, MO, MT, ND, NH, NV, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, UT, VT, WV, WY
Updated: January 2024
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