Both of these studies looked at Florida, a state that has had a 3rd grade reading policy on the books since 2003. In a 2017 study , researchers followed students who were retained in 3rd grade ...

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 ...

Nearly a quarter of third graders did not pass the state’s reading test on their first try. Many are now in summer school, ...

The testing window for the IREAD-3 assessment opens in just a few days. Legislation passed last year requires 3rd grade students to be retained if they do not pass the Indiana reading assessment.

Bienville Parish 61% passing Bossier Parish 69% passing Caddo Parish 60% passing Claiborne Parish 39% passing DeSoto Parish 63% passing Red River Parish 51% passing Sabine Parish 63% passing Union ...

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 ...

State Sen. Dayna Polehanki, D-Livonia, the bill sponsor and a former teacher, called Michigan's reading law "state-mandated mass flunking of third grade students based on one reading test score." ...

Michigan Senate takes big step towards ending controversial 3rd-grade reading rule. Chalkbeat Detroit. The Michigan Senate has taken a big step toward undoing an unpopular GOP-backed ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Most Tennessee third graders didn't pass their TCAP reading assessment which decides whether or not they'll be moving up to the next grade.. According to results ...

While third-grade reading scores are improving, they haven't rebounded to pre-pandemic levels. Thirty-four percent of Erie third-graders were proficient or advanced readers in 2018-29, before ...

We reported in 2013 that private prisons use inmate projections from state governments, not third-grade reading scores; the same is true now. Alex Wilkes, a spokeswoman from Day 1 Alliance, a ...

Indiana's third grade reading scores show progress but gaps remain. The latest IREAD3 results show about 82% of students passed in 2024, up slightly from the year before. But scores are still ...