Third graders in Maryland who don’t read on grade level by the end of the school year may find themselves repeating the grade. Maryland’s department of education is considering enacting a statewide ...

At some point over the past few pandemic years, many states pressed pause on one particular high-stakes, controversial piece of education policy: 3rd grade retention. But now, it’s back. The laws ...

CINCINNATI (WRKC) – For almost a decade, Ohio third-graders needed to pass a reading test before moving on to fourth grade. But state lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are hoping to change that. ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The 3rd-grade retention law that took effect in Tennessee during the current school year is changing how Knox County Schools operates. The law does not allow third graders to ...

Third-grade reading scores dropped this year across Colorado, with several Pikes Peak region districts seeing the largest decline in scores they’ve had in years. Officials from several districts said ...

Thirty-four more Alabama classrooms are adopting a program for prekindergarten through third grade that officials say aims to consistently use the best teaching methods for students during those ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAFF) - Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education announced funding for 55 new Pre-K to 3rd grade classrooms next school year, expanding the P-3 ...