WASHINGTON - A growing number of states are drawing a hard line in elementary school, requiring children to pass a reading test in third grade or be held back from fourth grade. Thirteen states last ...

LAUSD test scores improved more than statewide results, but academic achievement is falling short of internal goals. Should ...

The Mississippi Department of Education said 25,399, or 77.3%, of third graders passed the initial administration of the third-grade reading assessment. That is the highest percentage ever in the ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Third graders inside Circle City Prep are excited about learning and teachers are helping them prepare for the IREAD assessment coming up in March. "It is a high-stakes test with ...

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Reading state test scores released from the Mississippi Department of Education show momentum continuing to build across the state. 85% of third graders passed the third-grade ...

Nearly a quarter of Louisiana third graders are ending the school year far behind in reading, the state Education Department said Thursday. Under a new state law, some of those students will have to ...

More than 3,000 Indiana 3rd graders were held back in 3rd grade for this school year because they didn't pass the IREAD test ...

A proposed bill could bring back a retention mandate, requiring third graders who don't pass statewide reading tests to be ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination (IREAD-3) exam has been a familiar milestone for Indiana’s third graders, but this year, students could be at risk for being ...

Like other school districts in Northwest Arkansas, Fayetteville is expecting to hold back some third-grade students next year ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Education is releasing new data for the 2024-25 IREAD test, specifically how it relates to repeating third grade. The assessment tests whether third graders ...