School board members are asking why third-grade scores on state mastery tests at Mary Murphy Elementary School dropped so drastically in the past year. And they want to know what steps are being taken ...

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 first part of McCrory’s claim has factual basis but needs context. Officials say 75% of third-graders weren’t reading at grade-level when they took the beginning-of-grade test. The second part of ...

Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory is sounding the alarm about how remote learning may affect students long-term. McCrory, who’s running for U.S. Senate, talked about third-grade reading scores on ...

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The Class of 2025 is in third grade. In Oregon public schools and across the country, that means they’re taking required standardized tests for the first time. Oregon set a goal years ago to graduate ...

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Reading state test scores released from the Mississippi Department of Education show momentum continuing to build across the state. 85% of third graders passed the third-grade ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Despite improvements in English Language Arts (ELA) test results, thousands of Tennessee children are at risk of not being promoted to the fourth grade. According to data ...

Over the next few weeks, students across Alabama will take standardized tests in English language arts, math and science. Students aren’t graded on their results, but it is especially important for ...

WEBVTT NEW READING TEST...AS 16 WAPT'S ROSS ADAMS REPORTS- THESTATE COULD HOLD BACK 15 PERCENTOF THE CLASS.ABOUT SIX THOUSAND THIRD GRADERSDIDN'T MAKE THE GRADE. TEACHERSWILL NOWFOCUS ON GETTING THOSE ...