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Louisiana's K-3 literacy rate climbed nearly 17 percentage points during the 2025-26 school year, with kindergarten students showing the strongest growth. According to new data from the Louisiana ...

Lafayette Parish School System students in kindergarten through third grade significantly improved in reading proficiency during the 2025-26 school year, data released by the Louisiana Department of ...