As more states consider passing early literacy laws, one controversial aspect of these policies is back in the spotlight—grade retention. Twenty-five states and the District of Columbia either allow ...

This is a reading drill for 3rd-grade kanji, designed for children who take time to read kanji. It contains 90 questions in ...

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 ...

A third grade reading and retention law took effect for Tennessee public school children in 2023. Students must meet a state reading benchmark or take extra steps to avoid being held back. Three full ...

The May 18 release of reading scores for Tennessee third graders set off a fast-moving timeline to determine if tens of thousands of public school students will be held back or not. Tennessee's third ...

State leaders say new funding and early intervention are putting Oklahoma on track. Some experts say the state needs deeper ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A pandemic-related exception to the requirement that students repeat the third grade if they’re not reading proficiently ends with this academic year, and state lawmakers are ...

Diamond, a third grader in Jefferson Parish, does a timed reading exercise with her summer school teacher, Emily Gurtner. Emily Gurtner sits at a small table in the corner of her third-grade classroom ...

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 ...

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 ...

As Tennessee third graders sit for annual tests this week, lawmakers approved changes to the state’s retention law that could require as many as two-thirds of Tennessee third graders to attend ...