Arkansas educators and literacy groups are doing their part to help third graders meet reading requirements ahead of April ...

Oklahoma lawmakers are debating a bill to retain struggling third-grade readers, aiming to boost the state's low literacy scores.

The state's Literacy Plan 2030 is a great way to help improve reading scores, but those teaching it need the right tools and ...

More and more elementary and middle school students in Redmond and across Deschutes, Jefferson and Crook counties are teaming up to test their knowledge of the books they read over […] ...

A Texas analysis finds a short-term test-score boost after third grade retention, followed by fading gains and worse outcomes in adulthood. It’s a warning at a time when more states expand retention ...

PHOENIX — Only 36% of Arizona third graders are reading proficiently, according to the Arizona Progress Meter. The data tracker from the Center for the Future of Arizona looks at the current data ...

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 ...

TULSA, Okla. — More than a decade after Oklahoma lawmakers voted to stop holding back third-grade students who couldn’t read at grade level, the debate is back at the State Capitol, driven by ...

In 2023, Oregon lawmakers passed HB 3198, which created the Early Literacy Success Initiative, an effort to address the state’s dismal reading test scores. The bill aimed to more fully adopt a phonics ...

As Oklahoma leaders search for ways to improve the state’s education ranking and test scores, News 9 examined what some have called the “Mississippi Miracle.” JACKSON, Miss. - As Oklahoma leaders ...

Just over 3,000 third graders were kept from advancing to the fourth grade in 2025 after being unable to pass the Indiana standardized reading test. Data released during the State Board of Education ...

Indiana released its latest third grade reading scores earlier this month, and the results are nothing short of stunning. The state’s third graders saw a nearly 5 percentage point jump in just one ...