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 ...

To help more of Arizona’s youngest students develop the literacy skills they need to be proficient readers and successful in school, partners in Read On Arizona, our state’s early literacy initiative, ...

More than 4,000 third graders are enrolled in summer programming at MNPS as the effects of the state reading law unfold. Promising Scholars, the MNPS summer program, runs from May 29-June 27. Some ...

A third grade reading and retention law took effect for Tennessee public school children in 2023. Students must meet a state reading benchmark or take extra steps to avoid being held back. Three full ...

There are thousands of students in Indiana who were in 3rd grade last school year and did not advance to the 4th grade this school year. The IREAD retention law now requires 3rd grade students to be ...

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 ...