NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla. — Elise Sirhal, a mother of a third-grade student, said she understands the importance of the 3rd grade benchmark when it comes to reading. "It's extremely important that they ...

Studies showing that children who read below grade level by 3rd grade continue to struggle in school long afterwards have engendered a patchwork of literacy laws across the country. Many of those ...

First- through third-grade students in the Fort Worth Independent School District saw slight improvements in math testing from last school year, but they’re still trailing behind their peers across ...

America’s schools are intended to be an equalizer, a way to launch students from low-income families up the economic and social ladder. But a new study finds that in most school districts, a child’s ...