The wave of early reading legislation across the country has brought a renewed focus on 3rd grade retention policies —requirements or recommendations that students who aren’t reading on grade level by ...

Aldeman: At these 255 schools, literacy rates are far higher than their poverty levels would suggest. Is your school a Bright ...

Reading scores for Erie third-graders are improving. And that's good news for their future prospects in school and beyond. Third grade is a kind of watershed year in education. Through third grade, ...

Experts say early literacy gaps don’t just affect academics — they can shape long-term outcomes well beyond the classroom.

Almost all children can learn to read with effective data-driven support, according to Gardner Institute analysis ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A pandemic-related exception to the requirement that students repeat the third grade if they’re not reading proficiently ends with this academic year, and state lawmakers are ...