They found that 3rd graders who were identified as at-risk for retention did better on end-of-year reading and math tests ...

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. Apr. 6—Third graders who fail to show grade-level reading proficiency in ongoing ACAP tests could be held back a year under a ...

Tennessee's controversial third grade reading and retention law has been in effect since 2023. But is it working?

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 ...

The Mississippi Department of Education raised the bar for student reading readiness scores after significant improvement.