The reading slump has been well documented in other data sources. In January, results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress showed reading scores for 4th and 8th grades continuing to ...

More than 560 third graders who attend the Little Rock School District are at risk of being held back for not reading at ...

I’ve walked the halls of schools across the country, but when I walked into Vero Beach Elementary in Indian River County, I ...

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 ...

The first major moment in a child’s schooling — what many educators call the "make-or-break" year for literacy — is third grade. By the end of third grade, students are expected to transition from ...

Indiana’s latest reading assessment scores showed the largest year-to-year improvement since the state began IREAD testing in 2013, rising nearly five percentage points from last year, according to ...

Just two years ago, Indiana faced a sobering reality: nearly 1 in 5 third-graders could not read proficiently, and our state was grappling with what many rightfully called a literacy crisis. That ...

With the state's Third Grade Success Act retention clause taking effect in 2026, Marion County Schools is taking a proactive ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Indiana is celebrating a major milestone in early childhood education. The state's third grade literacy rates are on the rise for the fourth year in a row and have returned ...

Indiana third graders’ reading proficiency improved at a record-breaking rate in 2025, putting students’ scores on par with pre-pandemic levels. Statewide, 87.3% of third graders scored proficient on ...

Parents are stressed, and kids are coming home crying. These are the emotions more families say they're experiencing this summer because of a new law that will likely mean more third graders are kept ...