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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.

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 ...

Passing the reading portion of the third-grade annual test, called the Alabama Comprehensive Assessment Program or ACAP, is the quickest way to move on to the fourth 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.

A total of 26 states had third grade reading laws as of 2019, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Education. Among those, 19 carry mandatory retention based on state assessments or ...

These laws are often called third-grade reading retention policies. They say, if a student cannot read at grade level, they either repeat third grade or receive interventions to catch up.

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.

Repealing the third-grade reading retention requirement is a great first step that must be followed by additional commonsense reading reforms that provide our students with the support they deserve.

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 ...