As states pass laws requiring schools to follow the “science of reading,” one aspect of these policies has stirred up particular controversy: Holding back struggling readers who don’t reach ...

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, ...

Around 150 third grade students at Laurentian and North Star Elementary competed against each other in this year's Reading ...

The Advanced Education Research & Development Fund report offers insights into where older readers struggle and advice on how ...

TCAP reading scores will set off a fast-moving timeline for Tennessee third graders to avoid being held back.

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 ...

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 ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Reading is a skill set that state educators have closely monitored for decades, but recent state statistics have left parents and educators in Arkansas concerned. "As of 2023, ACT ...

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Reading state test scores released from the Mississippi Department of Education show momentum continuing to build across the state. 85% of third graders passed the third-grade ...

State lawmakers narrowly gave first-round approval Thursday to add more support for students reading below grade level by the ...

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