This story was originally published by Chalkbeat Indiana. A bill to hold back and provide more support to third graders who can’t read proficiently passed the Senate Education and Career Development ...

After an Indiana Senate vote today, Indiana third graders may soon have to repeat third grade if they do not pass reading proficiency assessments. The Indiana General Assembly’s Senate Education and ...

3rd grade students around Indiana are getting ready to take the IREAD-3 assessment. IREAD-3 is measures foundational reading skills based on Indiana Academic Standards. Indiana Department of Education ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced 85% of third graders passed the third-grade reading assessment after the final retest for the 2024-25 ...

The latest results of Mississippi's third-grade reading test show no dramatic declines in student performance. But they show no significant gains, either. Since 2021-22, the first year of student data ...

Eighty-five percent of Mississippi third graders passed the state’s reading assessment for the 2024-25 school year, according to new data released Thursday by the Mississippi Department of Education.

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 ...

(WISH) — About 1 in 5 third graders in Indiana are struggling to read, the state’s Department of Education says. Earlier this year, lawmakers banked on new legislation, which took effect Monday, to ...

Palm Beach County third-graders, seventh-graders and tenth-graders did better than last year's classes on statewide exams designed to test their skills in reading and math. The Florida Assessment of ...