The most common reason is dyslexia that has gone unidentified, leaving the child without the specific instruction required ...

Just 44% of third graders were proficient in reading at the end of the 2024-2025 school year, down from 46% the year prior.

Cox’s 2026 agenda to focus on reading interventions and taking tech out of the classroom, as well as homelessness and housing ...

Illinois lowered its standards in 2025, but over half of third graders still couldn’t read at grade level. It’s a critical ...

At the same time that thousands of school districts nationwide are beginning to implement the Common Core State Standards in English/language arts, many also face new state reading policies for the ...

Alex Pomeroy points his small finger underneath the first word in the sentence, then glides it across the page as he reads out loud. "Alex is in the yellow go-cart," he recites, reading from a book ...

Corrected: An earlier version of this article and its accompanying map contained outdated information about 3rd-grade promotion requirements in Washington state. Washington’s state education ...

Only 35%25 of fourth graders across the country are proficient in reading About 30 states have adopted measures to try to meet reading milestone 15 states and D.C. have strict retention policies on ...

Early indicators show third-grade reading scores are getting worse in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, according to a report being presented to the school board Wednesday. Based on preliminary testing, ...

No matter how you measure it, too many third graders still aren’t able to read and do math proficiently in Alachua County and across Florida. Scores on state standardized tests in the third grade help ...

Oklahoma is one of almost 20 states that require third-graders to show reading proficiency before going to fourth grade. That means higher expectations for younger kids, like kindergartners. This ...