Proficiency by grade 3 is linked to long-term academic and life outcomes, making early identification of struggling students key.

Kindergartners who started school scoring in the bottom 20% had only a 1 in 10 chance of reading proficiency by 3rd grade.

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.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — Thousands of students across Indiana were held back in the 3rd grade this school year after they didn't pass the 2025 IREAD. South Bend Community School Corporation schools ...