One landmark study found that students who couldn’t read on grade level by then were four ... a state that has had a 3rd grade reading policy on the books since 2003. In a 2017 study ...

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

It’s been a year since new initiatives got underway to help ensure Utah third graders are reading on grade level — and state officials are pointing to small gains. Lawmakers allocated $18.5 ...

In a press release, DPS reported that 61% of kindergarten through third graders this past spring were reading at grade level or above. That’s up from 58% in the spring of 2023. But in the spring ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The results from the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) show 41% of third graders are reading at or above grade level, which is a 1% increase from 2023.

Texas lawmakers want to help young learners who are lagging behind in math and reading, an early setback that threatens to ...

Mitchell says the importance of children reading at grade level by third grade has been understood for years. Because many children, she says, who fall behind by third grade never catch up.

Nearly a quarter of Louisiana third ... on grade level in the state of Louisiana.” Louisiana joins more than a dozen states that require third graders who are significantly behind in reading ...