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 ...

Educators have known for decades that learning how to read by the third grade is a critical milestone for children. Students who fall too far behind by the third grade rarely catch up. One recent ...

A decade ago, state lawmakers pledged to Ohioans that all children would read proficiently. That was the right thing to do. But last summer, they back-pedaled by gutting retention and allowing parents ...

South Summit School District leaders say third-grade literacy scores are improving. The Summit County school district is ...

An analysis of standardized test scores in the District of Columbia found that overall 3rd grade reading proficiency rates stayed stagnant between 2007 and 2014—but declined for economically ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Schools are winding down for the summer prompting many families to reflect on the accomplishments over the year. The Foundations School integrates the arts into their ...