I teach third grade, and every year I meet children who are curious, funny, determined, and capable of far more than they ...
Changes in education policy often emanate from the federal government. But one policy that has spread across the country came not from Washington, D.C., but from Florida. "Mandatory retention" ...
Oklahoma is on the verge of a major shakeup in how kids learn to read, especially by third grade. On March 26, 2026, the ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan will no longer require school districts to hold back third graders who score too low on reading tests. In March 2023, the Democrats in control of state government ...
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 ...