For example, the number of new third grade language arts standards dropped from 62 to 34 and merged three sections on reading literature, ...

About 16,238 third graders failed South Carolina reading tests last year. That number has been nearly cut in half.

Students read in Jeanice Knockum’s 3rd grade class at Allenbrook Elementary School in Charlotte N.C., on Monday, October 3, 2022. Khadejeh Nikouyeh Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com North Carolina ...

Starting in the 2025-2026 school year, third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students will be instructed to read and write cursive.

For language arts, DPI is no longer recommending standards for each individual grade level. Instead, standards are proposed to be grouped by “grade bands” with multiple grades: K-1, 2-3, 4-5 ...

With the second year of implementation completed, it is now possible to compare results from the 2023 FAST results to the ...

Arkansas students entering the third grade at public schools and open enrollment charter schools this fall will be the first cohort to be retained if they don’t meet literacy expectations, a ...

Texas and Austin students' scores improved in reading and had some gains in math, according to newly released STAAR scores.

Third graders in Tennessee's public schools only saw slight improvement in English language arts scores on this year's standardized state test, with 41% reaching proficiency, up from 40% last year.

Third-grade reading law: What parents need to know about tests, rules, appeals Third grade TCAP reading scores up from last year. Last year, around 65% of third graders in Tennessee fell below the ...