Indiana’s third grade reading policy dates back to a 2010 law passed by the General Assembly. Then-Gov. Mitch Daniels and state superintendent Tony Bennett asked the legislature to pass a law ...

Indiana education leaders said last week 3,040 students are repeating third grade because they didn’t pass the state’s reading proficiency exam called IREAD. The data, released at last week’s State ...

The widespread effects of a statewide third-grade reading and retention law will be felt again this year standardized Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program tests get underway. This year, ...

As states pass laws requiring schools to follow the “science of reading,” one aspect of these policies has stirred up particular controversy: Holding back struggling readers who don’t reach ...

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 policy ...