This week, Education Week hosted a webinar to discuss the research base around 3rd grade retention policies—under what conditions they are most effective, and what cautions states and districts ...

And, more importantly, does the concept of reading “on grade level” create a sustained love of reading throughout a student’s education and beyond? The good news is that for years we, as educators, ...

For more than a decade, my community of Indian River County, Florida, has committed itself to ensuring that 90% of students ...

Indiana's third graders see historic rise in literacy rates, with reading proficiency now above 87% according to IREAD ...

Students in Illinois are steadily returning to class across Illinois’ 866 school districts and 3,835 schools. The state’s ...

More students in the District are reading on grade level than before the pandemic, according to test data shared Thursday.

The Alabama State Board of Education released data on third graders who took the ACAP reading exam in the spring.

Just under half of Louisiana’s third graders ended last school year reading below or significantly below grade level, according to a report released Tuesday by the state Department of Education.

WBRC now knows how many third graders did not move on to the fourth grade this school year- because they scored below reading ...

Only 31% of New Orleans third graders were reading on grade level, a startling statistic that educators feared would have disastrous implications for the students’ success beyond school, the ...

By 2027, state officials hope to have 70% of Utah third graders reading on grade level. Currently, only 48% can. Here’s how they hope to reach that goal.