As states pass laws requiring schools to follow the “science of reading,” one aspect of these policies has stirred up particular controversy: Holding back struggling readers who don’t reach ...

Third graders in Maryland who don’t read on grade level by the end of the school year may find themselves repeating the grade. Maryland’s department of education is considering enacting a statewide ...

RIDGETOP, Tenn. (WTVF) — Third grade students could be back in the classroom sooner than expected as thousands of Tennessee families navigate the controversial Third Grade Retention Law. Because of ...

State lawmakers narrowly gave first-round approval Thursday to add more support for students reading below grade level by the ...

Arkansas schools strengthen efforts to boost third-grade literacy before state tests determine grade advancement, per the ...

The testing window for the IREAD-3 assessment opens in just a few days. Legislation passed last year requires 3rd grade students to be retained if they do not pass the Indiana reading assessment.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan will no longer require school districts to hold back third graders who score too low on reading tests. In March 2023, the Democrats in control of state government ...

TCAP reading scores will set off a fast-moving timeline for Tennessee third graders to avoid being held back.

The educators at J.B. Nachman Elementary School knew they had to work fast. Several students at the Alexandria school posted low reading scores last spring, putting them at risk of having to repeat ...

Around 150 third grade students at Laurentian and North Star Elementary competed against each other in this year's Reading ...