The state aims to see 70% of its third graders reading at grade level by 2027. So far, only about half are hitting the mark.

Almost all children can learn to read with effective data-driven support, according to Gardner Institute analysis.

About half of Chambersburg Area School District students are on track to meet the district's goal of reading and comprehending by third grade. The district uses three assessments to track progress: ...

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 ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Across Ohio, school districts are promoting thousands of third graders who didn’t meet state reading benchmarks, placing unprecedented demands on limited resources for reading ...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — Twice a week across nine Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) buildings, volunteers crouch into small chairs for one-on-one instruction with some of the district's youngest students who ...

Like other school districts in Northwest Arkansas, Fayetteville is expecting to hold back some third-grade students next year ...

The release of TCAP reading scores on May 19 set off a fast-moving timeline for thousands of Tennessee third graders to avoid being held back. A state reading and retention law hinges on third grade ...

One hundred eighty-five pages. That’s the length of Culver City Unified School District’s LCAP — our Local Control Accountability Plan. Graphs, numbers, charts, data. I flip through the pages, ...

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 ...