Both of these studies looked at Florida, a state that has had a 3rd grade reading policy on the books since 2003. In a 2017 study , researchers followed students who were retained in 3rd grade ...

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

More students, however, are at risk of retention this year. A total of 6,470, or 11.6%, of Alabama third graders scored below grade level on recent spring reading tests, new state data shows. That’s ...

The Third Grade Reading Guarantee isn’t the only literacy-related issue before lawmakers. The General Assembly is also studying DeWine’s budget proposal to transition all public school ...

If lawmakers don’t nix the retention component of the Third Grade Reading Guarantee, it will restart next school year. Read: Students must repeat 3rd grade if they don’t read proficiently.

State Sen. Dayna Polehanki, D-Livonia, the bill sponsor and a former teacher, called Michigan's reading law "state-mandated mass flunking of third grade students based on one reading test score." ...

Third graders in Louisiana would be required to pass a state reading test to advance to fourth grade under legislation given final passage on Monday. The sponsor of House Bill 12, Rep. Richard ...

With the passage of the state’s two-year budget came changes to Ohio’s Third Grade Reading Guarantee, changes that represent a compromise between lawmakers’ dueling theories of how to boost ...

No, third-grade reading scores are not being used to plan for how much space is needed in prisons. Live updates: Flood death toll rises 59; 11 kids from Camp Mystic still missing.

In January 2021, the legislature passed a law requiring third graders who score less than “met” or “exceeded expectations” on TN Ready tests to attend a summer reading camp or tutoring ...

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.