Last September, Savannah-Chatham County public schools tried out an intensive new tutoring program to help struggling readers catch up before state reading tests at the end of 3rd grade. By winter, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Across Ohio, school districts are promoting thousands of third graders who didn’t meet state reading benchmarks, placing unprecedented demands on limited resources for reading ...

A third grade reading and retention law took effect for Tennessee public school children in 2023. Students must meet a state reading benchmark or take extra steps to avoid being held back. Three full ...

Diamond, a third grader in Jefferson Parish, does a timed reading exercise with her summer school teacher, Emily Gurtner. Emily Gurtner sits at a small table in the corner of her third-grade classroom ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Third grade is a defining period in a child's educational development. Many say it's that pivotal academic year when a young student shifts from "learning to read" to "reading to ...

Reading scores also dropped for students in fourth through seventh grade. State leaders say results need to improve.

Just 0.88% of Tennessee public school third graders were held back this year under the state's controversial reading law, despite 60% of the class falling short of a state reading benchmark this ...

The state adopted new reading standards last year, requiring districts to use approved Science of Reading programs focused on key literacy skills.

Nearly 1 in 4 third graders failed Louisiana’s reading test last spring, but less than 3% were ultimately held back, according to data released this week. Some students attended special summer ...

Florida’s third grade reading scores have improved, but four in 10 third graders in the state remain below grade level, a new ...