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 ...

TCAP reading scores will set off a fast-moving timeline for Tennessee third graders to avoid being held back.

The release of TCAP reading scores on May 19 set off a fast-moving timeline for thousands of Tennessee third graders to avoid being held back. A state reading and retention law hinges on third grade ...

MSCS third-graders showed improvement on the 2025 TCAP English Language Arts section, with 29.2% meeting or exceeding expectations. Prior to exemptions and other interventions, 68% of MSCS ...

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