Third graders in Maryland who don’t read on grade level by the end of the school year may find themselves repeating the grade. Maryland’s department of education is considering enacting a statewide ...

Inspired by Mississippi, more states are holding back third graders who struggle to read. But a new research paper shows that this policy can have harmful long-run consequences for those students.

INDIANAPOLIS — Education advocates, faith leaders and the state’s largest teachers’ union were at the Statehouse Tuesday to voice their concerns about a bill that recently passed out of the Senate.

Towson, MD (WBFF) — March is National Reading Month, which means the focus across many American classrooms is on early childhood literacy. And when it comes to learning how to read, most experts agree ...

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Reading state test scores released from the Mississippi Department of Education show momentum continuing to build across the state. 85% of third graders passed the third-grade ...

This year's legislative session saw many new laws signed that could directly impact Hoosier students. While much of this year's legislative debate centered on topics like the IndyGo Blue Line debate ...

Members of the Maryland State Board of Education were skeptical Tuesday of State Superintendent Carey Wright’s draft literacy policy that includes holding back third graders who can’t read on grade ...

Students at elementary schools at APS have improved their reading, including students identified in a landmark lawsuit.

Major improvements in early literacy in Indiana in 2025 are helping fuel the excitement about what is possible in 2026. Operation Education is revisiting IREAD-3 results and zooming into more schools ...

Lori Robertson knew the stakes were high. Under a new Louisiana law, the third graders she taught this summer at J.B. Nachman Elementary School in Alexandria would have to pass a reading test or be ...