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 ...

An early literacy bill includes several strategies designed to boost reading skills in K-3 students — including retention.

While the Michigan Department of Education leaders praised improvements made by students in some grades in reading and math on the state test, the state's third graders continued to slide in reading ...

The proposal is part of the Nebraska governor's education focus this legislative session, and it has federal support.

About half of Chambersburg Area School District students are on track to meet the district's goal of reading and comprehending by third grade. The district uses three assessments to track progress: ...

The Alabama Board of Education on Thursday voted 7-to-2 to raise the score requirement on the state’s third grade reading test - the first hurdle determining whether the student moves to fourth grade ...

Literacy Now is once again hosting its annual Houston Reads Day and is looking for volunteers to take just 20 minutes out of ...

The first major moment in a child’s schooling — what many educators call the "make-or-break" year for literacy — is third grade. By the end of third grade, students are expected to transition from ...

Thursday, the Mississippi Department of Education released the results from the first round of this year's third-grade reading assessment.Students took that test last month. On the first try, 75.7% ...

One hundred eighty-five pages. That’s the length of Culver City Unified School District’s LCAP — our Local Control Accountability Plan. Graphs, numbers, charts, data. I flip through the pages, ...

Oklahoma lawmakers will consider a return to holding back 3rd graders who aren't reading at grade level.The proposal is part ...