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Virginia has made reading by third grade a priority. Now it is time to make it a top priority. Our state has one of the most ...
CINCINNATI — An Ohio House Bill looks to end the state's 'Third Grade Reading Guarantee,' which requires third graders to pass a reading test in order to move on to the fourth grade. Some who support ...
"When it comes to the most foundational skill required for full participation in civic and economic life — the ability to ...
Nearly 6% of Michigan third-graders who took state tests last spring were significantly behind in reading, and Black third-graders were more than four times more likely to be significantly behind in ...
File photo of students at Aycock Elementary in Vance County. A new report from North Carolina education officials shows that students in all grades that are required to take annual state tests have ...
Early indicators show third-grade reading scores are getting worse in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, according to a report being presented to the school board Wednesday. Based on preliminary testing, ...
EAST LANSING, Mich. (WNEM) - Close to 5,650 students in Michigan had low enough reading scores that they could be required to repeat the third grade, according to a new report from Michigan State ...
A controversial third grade reading law has affected tens of thousands of children across Tennessee who may be held back from fourth grade unless they take extra steps. Dozens of other states have ...
The parents of more than 7,800 Tennessee third graders won appeals after filing them in hopes of keeping their children from being held back due to a new state reading law. Those children can now ...
Ohio lawmakers are debating changes to high-stakes reading tests that can hold students back in third grade. Since 2013, Ohio third graders are tested in reading and if they don't perform at grade ...