The first major moment in a child’s schooling — what many educators call the "make-or-break" year for literacy — is third ...

Thirty-six percent of third-graders at Lima schools earned proficient reading scores on their state English language arts ...

More North Carolina first- and second-graders are reading on grade level than just a few years ago, but the latest state data ...

Indiana’s latest reading assessment scores showed the largest year-to-year improvement since the state began IREAD testing in 2013, rising nearly five percentage points from last year, according to ...

Statewide test scores for reading and math have dropped significantly in Oklahoma public schools since the state returned to ...

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 ...

Upon reaching third grade, these students will be among the first who are subject to a new state law mandating that third-graders be held back if they fail a specific reading test. The retention ...

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 ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced 25,399 (77.3%) of third graders passed the initial administration of the third-grade reading assessment given this ...

As Louisiana tries to boost literacy rates by improving how schools teach reading, a coalition of New Orleans groups is trying to raise awareness of other factors — like attendance and preschool — ...