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

Alabama third grade students appeared to improve on a test of reading comprehension last year despite a slight increase in testing standards, according to numbers released by the Alabama State ...

Louisiana joins more than a dozen states that require third graders who are significantly behind in reading to repeat the grade, according to a 2023 analysis by the Education Commission of the States.

In 2023-24, 75.7% of third graders passed the initial administration of the reading assessment. After the final retests in 2023-24, 84% of third graders passed the test.

It's a crucial time for third graders in Indiana to pass the IREAD test.Three local groups partnered in February to recruit tutors to help those students.Since ...

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.

To be clear, experts caution reading challenges always loomed over third grade students’ performances. In fact, Wayne-Westland Community Schools launched close to 20 literacy coaches assigned to ...

Check your school district’s reading proficiency scores as Michigan literacy struggles continue 3rd grade considered critical year for students ...

State education leaders say they’re looking to continue the recent trend of more third graders reading at an acceptable level.

Maryland Superintendent Carey Wright updated a literacy policy draft to allow parents to stop their child from being held back in third grade if the child can’t read.