States across the country appear to agree. About 30 states have adopted measures to try to meet the reading milestone, according to Ralph Smith, managing director of the Campaign for Grade-Level ...

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.

Many states now require the identification of struggling readers and, in some places, retaining them until their skills are up to par. States Target 3rd Grade Reading ...

Nearly a quarter of third graders did not pass the state’s reading test on their first try. Many are now in summer school, ...

In the race to fix a nationwide reading crisis that worsened during the pandemic, more states are using reading tests and laws requiring students to repeat third grade to improve literacy.

All hands were on deck at the PATH School at Stephen Foster School 67 on Monday. In Destiny Patterson's room, students used ...

But state Sen. Andrew Brenner, chairman of the Senate Primary and Secondary Education Committee, said he is uneasy about eliminating the Third Grade Reading Guarantee retention requirement, saying ...

The Alabama State Department of Education released statewide data for the Spring 2025 Alabama Comprehensive Assessment Program (ACAP) third grade reading scores ...

Starting the 2019-20 school year, students who are at least a grade level behind in their reading ability by the end of third grade could be held back under a new state law.