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 ...

After all retests were administered, the Mississippi Dept. of Education reported that 85 percent of all third graders passed ...

85% of third graders passed the third-grade reading assessment after the final retest. It was one point higher than 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 ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - WBRC has an update on Alabama’s Literacy Law. WBRC now knows how many third graders did not move on to the fourth grade this school year - because they scored below reading ...

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) – Some schools have already welcomed students back into the classroom across Tennessee. This week marks the first few days of summer school for many third-graders since the ...

A frustrated third-grade teacher revealed why she had to come to school on a Saturday — and why her students can’t read books in class — and parents are in utter disbelief. The law, called the ...

About 3,000 Indiana third graders are repeating the grade this year under a new state law that requires students to pass the IREAD test or qualify for an exemption to advance.

More than 3,000 Indiana third graders are repeating the grade this school year after failing the state’s IREAD assessment, ...

Want to help your third-grader master the basics of 3rd grade math? Here are some of the skills your child will be learning in the classroom. Understand what it means to multiply numbers – for example ...