Oklahoma lawmakers will consider a return to holding back 3rd graders who aren't reading at grade level.The proposal is part ...

After overhauling literacy policy in 2013, Mississippi went from 49th to a top 10 state in fourth-grade reading. It’s been dubbed the “Mississippi Miracle,” but those involved say it was more of a ...

In general, a school with a lower poverty rate is going to have higher test scores than one that serves a more disadvantaged group of students. But that may or may not be due to anything the schools ...

Literacy Now is once again hosting its annual Houston Reads Day and is looking for volunteers to take just 20 minutes out of ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Schools are winding down for the summer prompting many families to reflect on the accomplishments over the year. The Foundations School integrates the arts into their ...

Reading scores for Erie third-graders are improving. And that's good news for their future prospects in school and beyond. Third grade is a kind of watershed year in education. Through third grade, ...

The testing window for the IREAD-3 assessment opens in just a few days. Legislation passed last year requires 3rd grade students to be retained if they do not pass the Indiana reading assessment.

Third-grade reading scores dropped this year across Colorado, with several Pikes Peak region districts seeing the largest decline in scores they’ve had in years. Officials from several districts said ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A pandemic-related exception to the requirement that students repeat the third grade if they’re not reading proficiently ends with this academic year, and state lawmakers are ...

While the Michigan Department of Education leaders praised improvements made by students in some grades in reading and math on the state test, the state's third graders continued to slide in reading ...