21.   Reading scores were stagnant in the lower grades and had declined for high school seniors nationwide.

22.   Ratcliffe said improved reading scores at the lower levels should translate into higher passing rates in later years on the exit level test.

23.   Statewide, the reading scores were low but still significantly higher than those in L.A. Unified.

24.   Student math scores are up, but reading scores are down.

25.   State Education Commissioner Richard Mills, citing a lack of improvement in reading scores, said Thursday that the school will be overhauled.

26.   Students have lost ground in both language and reading scores in the latest Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills.

27.   That the reading scores are not nearly as solid as the crime statistics appears not to impede his determination.

28.   The institute has targeted the schools with the weakest reading scores.

29.   The most recent national reading scores made it clear how serious the problem is.

30.   The students receive shamefully low math and reading scores on mandatory state exams.