The wave of early reading legislation across the country has brought a renewed focus on 3rd grade retention policies —requirements or recommendations that students who aren’t reading on grade level by ...

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 ...

CINCINNATI (WRKC) – For almost a decade, Ohio third-graders needed to pass a reading test before moving on to fourth grade. But state lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are hoping to change that. ...

The latest results of Mississippi’s third-grade reading test show no dramatic declines in student performance. But they show no significant gains, either. Since 2021-22, the first year of student data ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio students who were held back from fourth grade due to a state law requiring struggling readers to repeat third grade performed better on English language arts in fourth through ...

For the last five years, Alabama has embarked on an effort to dramatically reshape how it teaches reading to young students. And recently, it appeared to have paid off. Social media posts and news ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - There’s a rising third-grade level reading crisis across the state of Indiana. With the new Indiana law, kids who can’t read at their grade level are at risk of being held ...

New data shows the impact of Indiana's new IREAD retention law that prevents third graders from promoting if they can't pass ...

CORUNNA, Mich. (WJRT) - Michigan school districts are finding ways to get around the state’s third grade reading law. More than 3,000 third grade students were sent letters from the state saying they ...