As the school year moves forward, state legislators around the country are increasingly talking about holding students back.

Literacy Now is once again hosting its annual Houston Reads Day and is looking for volunteers to take just 20 minutes out of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... After switching its elementary reading curriculum to one aligned with the science of reading, Denver Public Schools is celebrating an increase in the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A Michigan law that could hold some students back because of their reading level may undergo changes. State lawmakers in Lansing are considering amending a portion of the ...

Supervisors of instruction presented a first reading Jan. 4 to update Queen Anne’s County Public Schools’ Promotion and ...