Both of these studies looked at Florida, a state that has had a 3rd grade reading policy on the books since 2003. In a 2017 study , researchers followed students who were retained in 3rd grade ...

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 ...

With nearly 60% of California children not meeting state reading standards by the third grade, strong parent-teacher partnerships and a statewide shift toward evidence-based reading strategies are ...

It pays to be careful. It pays to advertise. And now it pays to read for 3rd-, 4th- and 5th-grade students at District 13’s Erickson School. The extracurricular Accelerated Readers program, n… ...

John Badman|The Telegraph North Elementary School fourth grade student Arrissa Johnson, left, and third grader Gavin Gordon, right, began reading their new books as soon as they fell from the ...

Nearly a quarter of third graders did not pass the state’s reading test on their first try. Many are now in summer school, ...

Bienville Parish 61% passing Bossier Parish 69% passing Caddo Parish 60% passing Claiborne Parish 39% passing DeSoto Parish ...

On the PSSA, students must score "proficient" or "advanced" in third grade. Less than half of students met that metric in the past two years, the data show. About 40% scored at least proficient in ...

If lawmakers don’t nix the retention component of the Third Grade Reading Guarantee, it will restart next school year. Read: Students must repeat 3rd grade if they don’t read proficiently.

Tennessee reading law: Less than 1% of third graders held back in 2024 When are TCAPs? The standardized TCAP test, also known as TNReady, was administered in April for grades 3-5. Testing dates ...