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, ...

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. The end of the school year — typically days of celebrations and send-offs — will be filled ...

MSCS third-graders showed improvement on the 2025 TCAP English Language Arts section, with 29.2% meeting or exceeding expectations. Prior to exemptions and other interventions, 68% of MSCS ...

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

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 ...

Rutherford County school board chairman backs new law County and Murfreesboro school districts to send out letters to parents of third-graders Students who don't score high enough on tests can attend ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Thousands of third-graders are now facing the possibility of repeating their grades. The new standardized test score results showed 35% of third-graders in Knox County Schools ...

Achieving adequate reading proficiency by the third grade has always been a benchmark in primary education, and the implementation of the Alabama Literacy Act makes it all the more important. Starting ...