Ohio should restore Third Grade Reading Guarantee: Aaron Churchill
A decade ago, state lawmakers pledged to Ohioans that all children would read proficiently. That was the right thing to do.
Tennessee reading law: Less than 1% of third graders held back in 2024
Just 0.88% of Tennessee public school third graders were held back this year under the state's controversial reading law, ...
Yahoo8d
Local third graders near or over 2023-24 state reading assessment levels
The MDE announced on Nov. 7 that 84.0% of Mississippi third graders passed the third grade reading assessment after the final retest for the 2023-24 school year. “Though the pass rate is slightly ...
Parents now call the shots on whether their struggling third-graders are held back. But does it help or hurt Ohio students?
For the past decade, Ohio required that students who failed reading benchmarks be held back. Now, a new policy hands that decision to parents, allowing them to promote their children, regardless of ...
The Vicksburg Post12d
83% of VWSD 3rd graders pass reading assessment for 2023-24 school year
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has announced that 83.4% of Vicksburg Warren School District (VWSD) third ...
Santa Barbara Independent2d
Half of Santa Barbara Children Can’t Read by the End of 3rd Grade. The S.B. Reading Coalition Wants to Change That
In eight out of 12 of the Santa Barbara Unified School District’s elementary schools, less than 50 percent of students can ...
Chattanooga Times Free Press10d
Few third- and fourth-graders are being retained under Tennessee reading law, data shows
Some 60% of Tennessee third-grade students scored below proficiency in English language arts on 2024 state tests. Fewer than ...