Building better readers should involve more than teaching the core components of early literacy—these five strategies are ...

Elementary school students in Nevada are making incremental progress in reading proficiency, as the state approaches the implementation of a policy that retains students in third grade if they are not ...

The first major moment in a child’s schooling — what many educators call the "make-or-break" year for literacy — is third grade. By the end of third grade, students are expected to transition from ...

Untangle Your Mind With The 74 Newsletter! Sign up for our free newsletter and start your day with clear-headed reporting on the latest topics in education. Indiana released its latest third grade ...

While the Michigan Department of Education leaders praised improvements made by students in some grades in reading and math on the state test, the state's third graders continued to slide in reading ...

Reading scores for Fayette County third graders are the highest ever, as reported in results from a statewide test. Similarly, statewide scores on IREAD hit their highest levels in results released ...

Louisiana is trying something new in education and those changes are now in effect. 3 rd graders who do not meet basic reading requirements are being held back rather than promoted to the 4 th grade.

A decade ago, state lawmakers pledged to Ohioans that all children would read proficiently. That was the right thing to do. But last summer, they back-pedaled by gutting retention and allowing parents ...

Just under half of Louisiana’s third graders ended last school year reading below or significantly below grade level, according to a report released Tuesday by the state Department of Education. The ...

Thursday, the Mississippi Department of Education released the results from the first round of this year's third-grade reading assessment.Students took that test last month. On the first try, 75.7% ...

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 ...