Just 44% of third graders were proficient in reading at the end of the 2024-2025 school year, down from 46% the year prior.

A literacy summit organized by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's office hinted at a reconsideration of Republicans' school ...

Hot Springs School District leaders told the school board Tuesday they have ramped up classroom support, parent communication ...

CINCINNATI — An Ohio House Bill looks to end the state's 'Third Grade Reading Guarantee,' which requires third graders to pass a reading test in order to move on to the fourth grade. Some who support ...

Nearly 300 leaders gathered in Detroit Monday for the first Michigan Literacy Summit, discussing challenges kids face with ...

A third-grade reading gate without strong early childhood systems is not a reading strategy. It is a reaction to unmet needs.

"Broken" adults' difficult journey begins when they fail to acquire literacy in early years of school. Here's what can be ...

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The parents of more than 7,800 Tennessee third graders won appeals after filing them in hopes of keeping their children from being held back due to a new state reading law. Those children can now ...

Cox’s 2026 agenda to focus on reading interventions and taking tech out of the classroom, as well as homelessness and housing ...

Nearly 6% of Michigan third-graders who took state tests last spring were significantly behind in reading, and Black third-graders were more than four times more likely to be significantly behind in ...