Thirty-six percent of third-graders at Lima schools earned proficient reading scores on their state English language arts ...

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 ...

Years ago, I coached my 8-year-old son’s basketball team. A few games into the season, a parent berated me for not winning every game. I shared that I had two primary goals (and neither was piling up ...

It’s been a year since new initiatives got underway to help ensure Utah third graders are reading on grade level — and state officials are pointing to small gains. Lawmakers allocated $18.5 million, a ...

Just under half of Louisiana’s third graders ended last school year reading below or significantly below grade level, according to a report released Tuesday by the state Department of Education. The ...

After switching its elementary reading curriculum to one aligned with the science of reading, Denver Public Schools is celebrating an increase in the percentage of kindergarten through third grade ...

The first part of McCrory’s claim has factual basis but needs context. Officials say 75% of third-graders weren’t reading at grade-level when they took the beginning-of-grade test. The second part of ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Michigan House has approved a repeal for a third grade reading retention law. A portion of the state’s third grade reading law, which was passed in 2016, requires ...

Out of nearly 3,300 third graders in New Orleans public schools last year, only four were required to repeat the grade under ...

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 ...

Our children deserve our support. Michigan's third grade reading law is finally being implemented after a three-year phase-in. It would be unjust to these students and their classmates to delay full ...