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 ...

Twenty-five states and the District of Columbia either allow or require districts to hold back students who aren’t reading proficiently by the end of 3rd grade.

The task force will decide if the goal is to have all third graders able to read or to have them reading at grade level. Early literacy has been a focus for policymakers for years. Thurmond said it’s ...

Some Alabama school districts made big gains on the state’s third grade reading test, even as expectations grew tougher, but local districts generally saw a slight drop in the percentage ...

The testing window for the IREAD-3 assessment opens in just a few days. Legislation passed last year requires 3rd grade students to be retained if they do not pass the Indiana reading assessment.