Full impact of Alabama’s summer reading programs may not be known until fall

Full impact of Alabama’s summer reading programs may not be known until fall

Alabama State Superintendent Eric Mackey presents 2024-25 reading test data at the Alabama State Board of Education work session in the Gordon Persons Building in Montgomery, Alabama, on Aug. 14, 2025. Summer reading programs helped some third graders advance to fourth grade, according to data Mackey presented.(Anna Barrett/Alabama Reflector)The state’s summer reading programs appear to have improved reading results for the children who attended…