Several students at the Alexandria school posted low reading scores last spring, putting them at risk of having to repeat ...

Lori Robertson knew the stakes were high. Under a new Louisiana law, the third graders she taught this summer at J.B. Nachman Elementary School in Alexandria would have to pass a reading test or be ...

Third graders at Penns Valley Elementary and Intermediate School are continuing to strengthen their literacy skills and ...

Thousands of third-graders who fall short of Arkansas’ reading standard could be forced to repeat the grade under a rule ...

An early literacy bill includes several strategies designed to boost reading skills in K-3 students — including retention.

Big literacy gains for Brockton's youngest readers, with third graders leading the charge. Check out the numbers.

Jessieville School District administrators outlined new third grade promotion and retention requirements under the state's LEARNS Act during the Feb. 9 school board meeting, detailing intervention ...

The widespread effects of the Tennessee reading and retention law will be felt again this year for thousands of public school third and fourth graders and their families. The Tennessee Department of ...

Advocates for the law have long argued the point isn’t to hold kids back, but make sure they get the support they need to be ready for fourth grade.

SB241 would allow schools to hold back third graders who can't read at grade level. But it would also introduce more reading ...