Third graders in Maryland who don’t read on grade level by the end of the school year may find themselves repeating the grade. Maryland’s department of education is considering enacting a statewide ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Starting this fall, Ohio’s state assessments may have slightly lower stakes for thousands of third-graders struggling to read. Since 2013, the Third Grade Reading Guarantee has ...
TULSA, Okla. — More than a decade after Oklahoma lawmakers voted to stop holding back third-grade students who couldn’t read at grade level, the debate is back at the State Capitol, driven by ...
In early 2026, a small group of first-grade students at Lucy Wortham James Elementary School in St. James, Missouri, sat together sounding out words. Kim Williams, the school’s principal, watched as ...
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Southern states boost early reading, but gains stall in middle school
When Mississippi reformed its reading curriculum in 2013, scores for the state’s elementary school students soared. Inspired by the “Mississippi miracle,” other Southern states followed suit. But the ...
Everywhere House Speaker Kyle Hilbert goes, the topic of childhood literacy follows. Hilbert, R-Bristow, said improving Oklahoma’s elementary reading scores is “top of the agenda for ...
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