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 of third ...

The Alabama Board of Education is set to raise expectations for third graders by gradually increasing a benchmark on the state’s high-stakes reading test. Currently, educators decide whether or not a ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An estimated 1,800 Alabama students will repeat third grade because of low reading scores under a new state promotion requirement, the education superintendent said Thursday.

One boy, now 12, said he still struggles with feeling "stupid" after his experience with Tennessee's reading law in 2023.

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Tennessee students continued to show post-pandemic progress on statewide testing this year, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Across Ohio, school districts are promoting thousands of third graders who didn’t meet state reading benchmarks, placing unprecedented demands on limited resources for reading ...

The release of TCAP reading scores set off a fast-moving timeline for Tennessee third graders to avoid being held back.

Last September, Savannah-Chatham County public schools tried out an intensive new tutoring program to help struggling readers catch up before state reading tests at the end of 3rd grade. By winter, ...