31.   They also showed more sex-role stereotyping and had lower reading scores.

32.   They see stagnation or decline in the past decade, especially in reading scores.

33.   This gospel of high achievement allowed the system to boost reading scores slightly for three consecutive years.

34.   Though reading scores went up around the city, they remain desperately low in many poor neighborhoods and much higher in wealthy ones.

35.   Under Al Gore and Bill Clinton, national reading scores stagnated.

36.   Under him, Houston schools have recruited quality teachers, reduced violence and improved reading scores, in part by tying teacher salaries to gains in student performance.

37.   Untimed, however, his reading scores are in the high average to superior range.

38.   Watch reading scores soar.

39.   But they said state reading scores, which rose modestly at several levels, were not matched by rising NAEP scores, casting doubts on the data.

40.   She also blamed the advent of cable television with reducing reading scores.