About 23% of third graders, or nearly 12,000 students, scored below the required reading level last spring. But fewer than 3% were ultimately held back, according to newly provided state data.

The state Board of Education hears a report on Jasper County School District on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. (Photo by Skylar Laird/SC Daily Gazette) WEST COLUMBIA — More than half of South Carolina’s ...

As states pass laws requiring schools to follow the “science of reading,” one aspect of these policies has stirred up particular controversy: Holding back struggling readers who don’t reach ...

An elementary school teacher shared a video wherein she could be seen listing 10 basic skills that 3rd graders are struggling with. The teacher, who goes by the username @mommy_n_zachy on TikTok, ...

The halls of Pleasant Valley Elementary School in Novato were filled with chattering and excitement Friday morning as third-graders lined up, American flags in hand, to meet a group of local veterans.

Arkansas students entering the third grade at public schools and open enrollment charter schools this fall will be the first cohort to be retained if they don’t meet literacy expectations, a policy ...

Jefferson Elementary third graders raise trout from eggs and conduct dissections as part of a five-year science program with ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana educators are celebrating the significant improvements third graders have made when it comes to literacy rates. The Indiana Department of Education called it an “unprecedented” ...

Literacy Now is once again hosting its annual Houston Reads Day and is looking for volunteers to take just 20 minutes out of the day to share a book with local students at more than 40 schools.