Kindergartners who started school scoring in the bottom 20% had only a 1 in 10 chance of reading proficiency by 3rd grade.

The wave of early reading legislation across the country has brought a renewed focus on 3rd grade retention policies —requirements or recommendations that students who aren’t reading on grade level by ...

Correction: This article has been updated to show that 91.9% of Shelby County’s third grade students scored high enough to reach the cut score. Alabama’s third grade reading scores held steady this ...

Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory is sounding the alarm about how remote learning may affect students long-term. McCrory, who’s running for U.S. Senate, talked about third-grade reading scores on ...

One boy, now 12, said he still struggles with feeling "stupid" after his experience with Tennessee's reading law in 2023.