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 support to make it work.

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 ...

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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 ...

Detroit — The lanky west Michigan businessman looked a little out of place. Standing before a group of mostly educators, researchers and their industry’s advocates, the retired pharmaceutical company ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Education news and commentary, delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 newsletter. Indiana released its latest third grade reading scores earlier this month, and the results are nothing ...