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.

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 ...

Laura Taylor is an associate professor of educational studies and Laura Kelly is an assistant professor of educational studies at Rhodes College. After being a hot topic during last spring’s ...

For principals, the mantra of test scores is, “Don’t get too high; don’t get too low.” Results are in from the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) tests were released Monday, this one covering ...

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 ...

Florida’s third graders could move to fourth grade and high school students could earn diplomas, all without passing state tests, if a far-reaching Florida Senate proposal that would scrap key pieces ...

May 10—Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) testing has finally come to a close for 2023, and the Lebanon Special School District is preparing for the effects that Tennessee's new ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Tennessee Department of Education reported that 60% of third graders statewide face being held back thanks to their TCAP scores. FOX13 decided to see how adults perform when faced ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Fewer than 24% of Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) third-grade students were proficient on the TCAP English Language Arts test, according to data the school district released ...

In Mobile County, 3,891 third-graders were tested, with 626 of those being below grade level and 3,265 being on or above grade level. As for Baldwin County, 2,395 third-grade students took the ...