Third graders at Penns Valley Elementary and Intermediate School are continuing to strengthen their literacy skills and community connections through a special new initiative. According to a release ...

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 ...

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 ...

Once upon a time, children read books. In the corners of classrooms and libraries students got lost in books. However, there has been a dramatic shift in the system and books are no longer the center ...

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 ...

SOUTH BEND — Local advocacy group We Make Indiana is addressing the third grade reading crisis in South Bend, recruiting community members to become high-impact tutors to get students ready for their ...

Mar. 13—Top-priority legislation aimed at improving the reading scores of elementary students was signed into law this week, but educators have concerns about how a certain provision will play out.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Just over a decade ago, state lawmakers made an ambitious pledge to Ohioans that every child would read proficiently by the end of third grade. Under legislation known as the Third ...

Tens of thousands of students across Tennessee are awaiting the results of their standardized tests, which will set off a fast-moving timeline to determine whether they're held back under a ...

Too many of our students are sitting in classrooms struggling to read. There is a reading crisis in Virginia. The data tells us that Virginia’s students are falling behind and do not have the basic ...