Alabama’s public elementary and middle school students are taking annual standardized tests this month, and for third graders, the reading portion is extremely important. This is the first school year ...

Third graders in Maryland who don’t read on grade level by the end of the school year may find themselves repeating the grade. Maryland’s department of education is considering enacting a statewide ...

Diamond, a third grader in Jefferson Parish, does a timed reading exercise with her summer school teacher, Emily Gurtner. Emily Gurtner sits at a small table in the corner of her third-grade classroom ...

So, what’s being done to help them overcome challenges? At Wayne-Westland Community Schools, it’s finding success stories in helping students soar in reading. Nowadays, Penelope Coyle’s reading ...

The Maryland State Board of Education is considering a policy that would make third graders repeat the year if they can’t read at grade level. Students in second through 12th grades already can be ...

Reading scores are improving in Alabama, but thousands of third graders could still be held back this year if they can’t catch up over the summer. When adjusted to current benchmarks, about 88% of ...

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 ...