SB241 would allow schools to hold back third graders who can't read at grade level. But it would also introduce more reading ...

About 23% of Louisiana third graders were at risk of being held back last spring due to low reading scores. But after students received exemptions or improved their scores, fewer than 3% were required ...

Big literacy gains for Brockton's youngest readers, with third graders leading the charge. Check out the numbers.

Lori Robertson knew the stakes were high. Under a new Louisiana law, the third graders she taught this summer at J.B. Nachman Elementary School in Alexandria would have to pass a reading test or be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. First lady Abby Cox reads a book to the kids as she and Gov. Spencer Cox welcome kids from Polk Elementary in Ogden into the ...

An early literacy bill includes several strategies designed to boost reading skills in K-3 students — including retention.

Nearly a quarter of Louisiana third graders are ending the school year far behind in reading, the state Education Department said Thursday. Under a new state law, some of those students will have to ...

The proposal is part of the Nebraska governor's education focus this legislative session, and it has federal support.

Eighty-five percent of Mississippi third graders passed the state’s reading assessment for the 2024-25 school year, according to new data released Thursday by the Mississippi Department of Education.