Now, teachers and literacy groups are stepping in. Across Arkansas, schools are focused on reading and making sure students ...

Gretchen Whitmer (D) called literacy an “essential, lifelong skill” that enables students to become “more confident speakers, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TUPELO — The final results are out, and third grade students in Tupelo nearly matched the statewide average in reading ability, ...

The Alabama Board of Education on Thursday voted 7-to-2 to raise the score requirement on the state’s third grade reading test - the first hurdle determining whether the student moves to fourth grade ...

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

The educators at J.B. Nachman Elementary School knew they had to work fast. Several students at the Alexandria school posted low reading scores last spring, putting them at risk of having to repeat ...

INDIANPOLIS (WISH) — The Indiana Department of Education released data today that shows reading scores for third graders have improved for a third straight year. The data shows that 82.5% of Indiana ...

A third grade reading and retention law took effect for Tennessee public school children in 2023. Students must meet a state reading benchmark or take extra steps to avoid being held back. Three full ...

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.

Nearly a quarter of Louisiana third graders are ending the school year far behind in reading, the state Education Department said Thursday. Under a new state law, some of those students will have to ...

Eighty-five percent of Mississippi third graders passed the state’s reading assessment for the 2024-25 school year, according to new data released Thursday by the Mississippi Department of Education.