By 2027, state officials hope to have 70% of Utah third graders reading on grade level. Currently, only 48% can. Here’s how they hope to reach that goal.

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 ...

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

Most notably, the amendments raised third-grade reading-level expectations for the 2018-19 school year but also added mandatory individual reading plans for K-3 students who show reading deficiencies.

State lawmakers in Lansing are considering amending a portion of the state’s third grade reading law, which was passed in 2016. “This is a critical conversation that they’re having.