At some point over the past few pandemic years, many states pressed pause on one particular high-stakes, controversial piece of education policy: 3rd grade retention. But now, it’s back. The laws ...

Heather Miller, a first grade teacher in Austin, Texas, works with a small group of students in her classroom on reading skills. Credit: Jackie Mader/ The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers ...

"Broken" adults' difficult journey begins when they fail to acquire literacy in early years of school. Here's what can be ...

CINCINNATI — An Ohio House Bill looks to end the state's 'Third Grade Reading Guarantee,' which requires third graders to pass a reading test in order to move on to the fourth grade. Some who support ...

More than 1 in 3 children in kindergarten through grade 3 have little chance of reading on grade level by the end of the school year without major and systemic interventions. That’s according to a new ...

I am delighted to share the success of the One to One Reading program, which was launched by Durango School District this past school year. We welcomed 44 dedicated volunteer reading coaches into our ...

Experts and previous reporting show that there is no basis for this claim, which has been recycled by politicians and others for years. Private prisons use inmate projections from state governments, ...

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 ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s a cliché that Kymyona Burk heard a little too often: “Thank God for Mississippi.” As the state’s literacy director, she knew politicians in other states would say it when their ...

Kindergartners at Hubbell Elementary School in Des Moines no longer have time set aside to play — or to take a nap. Recess, too, has been shortened to 30 minutes a day. Like many schools across Iowa, ...

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 ...