CLEVELAND, Ohio – Across Ohio, school districts are promoting thousands of third graders who didn’t meet state reading benchmarks, placing unprecedented demands on limited resources for reading ...

As states pass laws requiring schools to follow the “science of reading,” one aspect of these policies has stirred up particular controversy: Holding back struggling readers who don’t reach ...

More than 4,000 third graders are enrolled in summer programming at MNPS as the effects of the state reading law unfold. Promising Scholars, the MNPS summer program, runs from May 29-June 27. Some ...

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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Families across Tennessee are getting back their TCAP scores — particularly for students in third grade. Per the Third Grade Retention Law, students who score approaching or ...

The “science of reading” is making its way onto more governors’ and state legislators’ priority lists as the 2024 legislative session gets underway. In Massachusetts, Gov. Maura Healey, a Democrat, ...

To help more of Arizona’s youngest students develop the literacy skills they need to be proficient readers and successful in school, partners in Read On Arizona, our state’s early literacy initiative, ...

This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. A proposed literacy policy in Maryland could ...

Reading scores are improving in Alabama, but thousands of third graders could still be held back this year if they can’t catch up over the summer. When adjusted to current benchmarks, about 88% of ...

KANSAS (KSNT) – A recent report from an education non-profit organization mapped out the schools where third-grade reading scores are beating expectations in Kansas. On Nov. 4, The 74, a nonprofit ...