Alabama’s public elementary and middle school students are taking annual standardized tests this month, and for third graders, the reading portion is extremely important. This is the first school year ...

At some point over the past few pandemic years, many states pressed pause on one particular high-stakes, controversial piece of education policy: 3rd grade retention. But now, it’s back. The laws ...

Towson, MD (WBFF) — March is National Reading Month, which means the focus across many American classrooms is on early childhood literacy. And when it comes to learning how to read, most experts agree ...

The wave of early reading legislation across the country has brought a renewed focus on 3rd grade retention policies —requirements or recommendations that students who aren’t reading on grade level by ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A pandemic-related exception to the requirement that students repeat the third grade if they’re not reading proficiently ends with this academic year, and state lawmakers are ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The new third grade retention law in Tennessee has many parents angry and upset. There's been multiple meetings about it, one of which was at the NAACP. A speaker said they ...

Learn why parents and schools must work together before, during and after this critical grade to ensure the academic success of their students. Third grade is considered to be one of the most ...

Indiana reports a historic rise in third-grade literacy rates, with a nearly 5-point increase in IREAD scores, marking the ...

Experts and previous reporting show that there is no basis for this claim, which has been recycled by politicians and others for years. Private prisons use inmate projections from state governments, ...