Indiana passed Senate Bill 1 on March 11. The bill includes screenings for early reading deficits and funding for literacy coaching, but it’s best known for strengthening third grade retention ...

In March 2023, the Democrats in control of state government threw out the third grade reading law, which went into effect in 2016 under Gov. Rick Snyder’s administration.

The governor has not said where stands on the final version of the proposal, but he included third grade literacy—and mandatory retention— in his 2024 legislative agenda.

Uncle Fred’s Army aims to improve third-grade reading scores by: Naomi Hillmer Posted: Jan 28, 2024 / 09:36 PM EST Updated: Jan 29, 2024 / 08:33 AM EST ...

Tennessee third-grade reading law: What to know about TCAP scores, retention and more Third graders 2019: 63% not proficient / 37% proficient 2021: 68% not proficient / 32% proficient 2022: 64 ...

School suspensions kept public school kindergarten to third grade students out of classes for nearly 3,000 days last academic year, a massive amount of lost learning that advocates say is ...

Third-graders worked hand-in-hand with village employees to craft solutions to village issues. The project was part of a longstanding partnership between the district and local government but was ...