Diamond, a third grader in Jefferson Parish, does a timed reading exercise with her summer school teacher, Emily Gurtner. Emily Gurtner sits at a small table in the corner of her third-grade classroom ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New data shows 87.3% of Hoosier third graders demonstrated proficient reading skills on the IREAD exam in 2024-25. (Getty Images) ...

Can you spell deja vu? The battle over the best way to teach children how to read has re-erupted in the California Legislature, as dueling factions haggle over a bill that would mandate a ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio students who were held back from fourth grade due to a state law requiring struggling readers to repeat third grade performed better on English language arts in fourth through ...

Reading scores for Erie third-graders are improving. And that's good news for their future prospects in school and beyond. Third grade is a kind of watershed year in education. Through third grade, ...

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 ...

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The Maryland State Board of Education is considering a policy that would make third graders repeat the year if they can’t read at grade level. Students in second through 12th grades already can be ...

Kindergarten, in theory, is supposed to set up all children for success in later elementary grades—laying the foundation for reading and math skills that support their growth. But that’s not always ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox believes it's time to take action as almost half of the state's third graders are reportedly reading below minimum proficiency levels. First, said Cox, more ...

Two thirds of North Carolina kindergarten through third graders met reading test benchmarks at the end of the 2023-24 school year, about the same share as at the end of the last year. But the scores ...