About 23% of third graders, or nearly 12,000 students, scored below the required reading level last spring. But fewer than 3% were ultimately held back, according to newly provided state data.

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

Thousands of third-graders who fall short of Arkansas’ reading standard could be forced to repeat the grade under a rule ...

SB241 would allow schools to hold back third graders who can't read at grade level. But it would also introduce more reading ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Thousands of third graders are at risk of retention due to reading insufficiency, as revealed in a House and Senate Education Committee meeting Tuesday. The new requirement for ...

Advocates for the law have long argued the point isn’t to hold kids back, but make sure they get the support they need to be ready for fourth 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 graders at Penns Valley Elementary and Intermediate School are continuing to strengthen their literacy skills and ...

On Thursday, The Tribune received a letter from Nicholas, a third-grade student from Virginia. His class is learning about ...

Dana Road Elementary teacher Santana Thigpen, an Educator of the Year nominee, links real-world lessons to students' ...

An early literacy bill includes several strategies designed to boost reading skills in K-3 students — including retention.