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Holding kids back in 3rd grade can raise test scores — but a new study shows a long-run cost

Inspired by Mississippi, more states are holding back third graders who struggle to read. But a new research paper shows that this policy can have harmful long-run consequences for those students.
CNN

Tennessee aims to tackle pandemic learning loss by making some kids repeat third grade

Harmony Fletcher likes to read and does so every night, but that was not enough to help her pass the English-Language Arts portion of Tennessee’s assessment exam (TCAP) last spring, her mother, ...
wsbt

Operation Education: IREAD testing to begin soon as new retention law looms

ELKHART, Ind. (WSBT) — It is likely that nearly every school district in Indiana will have to hold some third graders back this school year. 2025 is the first year the IREAD retention law is in effect ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Here’s a breakdown of Utah’s sweeping plan to hold back struggling third grade readers

Utah leaders want to hold back third graders who aren’t on reading level. Here’s what you need to know.
Reminder Publications

PIC’s Kids Play Lab Residency brings playwriting process to city youth

NORTHAMPTON — Play Incubation Collective’s 2026 Kids Play Lab Residency at Jackson Street School will expose three third grade classes to PIC’s collaborative playwriting process.
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Alabama’s third grade reading law: What to know, which students are at risk of retention

Alabama’s public elementary and middle school students are taking annual standardized tests this month, and for third graders, the reading portion is extremely important. This is the first school year ...