Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jul. 6—When former Speake Elementary School Principal Ryan Bowerman received notification in May that every one of his third grade ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan will no longer require school districts to hold back third graders who score too low on reading tests. In March 2023, the Democrats in control of state government ...

In early reading, first graders who are behind have an 88 percent chance of still being behind in fourth grade--rigor and ...

Third-graders struggling to read won’t necessarily be held back, according to an updated draft literacy policy from the Maryland State Board of Education. The policy initially mandated that students ...

Classroom “churn” — when students leave a classroom midyear or new students join — can have a negative effect on third grade reading scores, according to a new study that examined Colorado census and ...