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 ...
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 ...
85% of third graders passed the third-grade reading assessment after the final retest. It was one point higher than the ...
After all retests were administered, the Mississippi Dept. of Education reported that 85 percent of all third graders passed ...
Third-grader reading scores would get more scrutiny than ever under legislation that would hold back some students who are reading at least one grade-level behind. Data from the 2016 M-STEP, ...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Schools are winding down for the summer prompting many families to reflect on the accomplishments over the year. The Foundations School integrates the arts into their ...
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