But now, it’s back ... grade reading policy on the books since 2003. In a 2017 study, researchers followed students who were retained in 3rd grade through high school. They found that students ...

The wave of early reading legislation across the country has brought a renewed focus on 3rd grade ... school, she said. The research on longer-term effects of holding 3rd graders back, such ...

chapter books and novels for preschool to middle grade readers. By Karina Yan Glaser There is a unique and palpable energy around back-to-school season. For some, it’s the beginning of something ...

Check out some of our favorite children's and middle grade ... Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she writes for both print and digital platforms. Back to school season is ...

Mitchell says the importance of children reading at grade ... hold back students who aren’t reading proficiently by the end of third grade. “The answer is a balanced approach. If a school ...

Nearly a quarter of Louisiana third graders are ending the school ... to fourth grade. State officials said Thursday that they expect the share of third graders who are held back to be much ...

Students in second through 12th grades already can be held back for ... by the end of third grade, particularly children living in poverty, are more likely to drop out of school compared with ...