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 ...

Coach Sam's Scholars is a reading literacy program that helps second and third graders in a growing number of Cleveland Metropolitan School District schools, including Almira Elementary.

There are 3,102 third-grade students enrolled in Summer Learning Academy. But how many students are required to be there under state law is embargoed.

Maryland would join a host of states with third grade retention policies. But evidence has been mixed about the long-term effectiveness of holding students back, partly because of sparse research ...

Third-grade reading scores are used by experts as an indicator of future success in life. They can predict a student’s chances of behaving well in class and graduating high school.

Nearly a quarter of Louisiana third graders are ending the school year far behind in reading, the state Education Department said Thursday. Under a new state law, some of those students will have ...

About 16,238 third graders failed South Carolina reading tests last year. That number has been nearly cut in half.

MSCS improved third-grade reading proficiency by almost 4% between 2023 and 2024. The second week of Memphis-Shelby County Schools' Summer Learning Academy wraps up June 13.

Maryland Superintendent Carey Wright updated a literacy policy draft to allow parents to stop their child from being held back in third grade if the child can’t read.

MSCS improved third-grade reading proficiency by almost 4% between 2023 and 2024. The second week of Memphis-Shelby County Schools' Summer Learning Academy wraps up June 13.