Kindergartners who started school scoring in the bottom 20% had only a 1 in 10 chance of reading proficiency by 3rd grade.

One boy, now 12, said he still struggles with feeling "stupid" after his experience with Tennessee's reading law in 2023.

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 level by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The widespread effects of Tennessee's third grade reading and retention law will be felt again this year for thousands of public ...

Proficiency by grade 3 is linked to long-term academic and life outcomes, making early identification of struggling students key.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio students who were held back from fourth grade due to a state law requiring struggling readers to repeat third grade performed better on English language arts in fourth through ...

While the Michigan Department of Education leaders praised improvements made by students in some grades in reading and math on the state test, the state's third graders continued to slide in reading ...

Alabama’s third-graders largely held their ground on state reading assessments in the 2025-26 school year, with 88.2% of ...

As the coronavirus pandemic ravaged communities and shuttered schools, many educators and parents worried about kindergarteners who were learning online. That concern now appears well-founded as we’re ...

Last year, Indian River County tied for the highest scores in third grade reading across all Florida districts. It came in ...

Three Los Angeles County public schools are proving that poverty doesn’t have to dictate academic success. A new national ...