As states pass laws requiring schools to follow the “science of reading,” one aspect of these policies has stirred up particular controversy: Holding back struggling readers who don’t reach ...
One boy, now 12, said he still struggles with feeling "stupid" after his experience with Tennessee's reading law in 2023.
The Fort Smith School District is working to support third graders through a summer program after new LEARNS Act standards ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The state’s third-grade retention law is forcing thousands of students back in the classroom during their break if they want to advance to fourth grade. As vacation season gets ...
Each August in rural southwestern Oklahoma, more than half of Frederick Elementary School’s incoming third graders begin ...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Reading is a skill set that state educators have closely monitored for decades, but recent state statistics have left parents and educators in Arkansas concerned. "As of 2023, ACT ...
The 2025-26 school year is the first in which students must meet new requirements for promotion to fourth grade. But as ...
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More South Carolina students had to repeat the third grade this school year because of a 2024 law that revamped the state’s ...
Thousands of students in third-grade classrooms across the county participated in this year’s Constitution Day mock trial to learn about civics, but the event got its start in Olathe. They sat in ...