GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan will no longer require school districts to hold back third graders who score too low on reading tests. In March 2023, the Democrats in control of state government ...

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.

CASD's plan combines professional development, revamped instructional models, and tools to help more students ready by end of third grade.

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 ...

Third-graders struggling to read won’t necessarily be held back, according to an updated draft literacy policy from the Maryland State Board of Education. The policy initially mandated that students ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Indiana and Ohio joined the growing number of states last year mandating teachers use the science of reading, but the neighboring ...

In early reading, first graders who are behind have an 88 percent chance of still being behind in fourth grade--rigor and ...

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 ...

Indiana school leaders, education experts, teachers and lawmakers all agree on the same thing: The reading crisis plaguing Indiana's youngest students must be dealt with now. But disagreements arise ...