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.

The Internet can be a tough field of play, but Mary Crippen has managed to tackle it with ease. After all, the Miami-based third grade teacher has gone viral with her playbook—er, lesson plans—packed ...

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.

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 ...

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, ...

Ryan taught the kids about wind and the difference between weather and climate. The kids also learned about thunderstorms, tornadoes, and the water cycle.

Mary Crippen teaches third grade at Pinecrest Elementary in Miami-Dade County Public Schools ShotByCuh Mary Crippen’s love of football runs deep, but it wasn’t always that way Growing up in Miami with ...

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 ...

Parents are stressed, and kids are coming home crying. These are the emotions more families say they're experiencing this summer because of a new law that will likely mean more third graders are kept ...