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 ...

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

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

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio students who were held back from fourth grade due to a state law requiring struggling readers to repeat third grade performed better on English language arts in fourth through ...

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, ...

New results from Florida’s 3rd grade reading exams statewide aren’t good, showing that only about a quarter of kids tested in public schools could read proficiently, meaning they scored a 4 or 5 on ...

The Michigan Senate has taken a big step toward undoing an unpopular GOP-backed rule requiring districts to flag poor readers in third grade to be held back for a year. The Senate Education Committee ...

The Alabama Legislature passed about 50 bills on the last day of the session a week ago and many of those are still awaiting Gov. Kay Ivey’s signature. The bills that passed on May 17 are subject to ...

For years, we have known that children who read at grade level by 3rd grade are more likely to graduate from high school. High school graduates, in turn, are more likely to pursue further education ...

Third graders' reading scores have dipped slightly in Volusia and Flagler counties, but school officials said they are happy that the students met or exceeded state averages in a pandemic-impacted ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Leaders with the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced that 85% of Mississippi third graders passed the 3rd-grade reading assessment after final retests for the ...