Almost all children can learn to read with effective data-driven support, according to Gardner Institute analysis.

Experts say early literacy gaps don’t just affect academics — they can shape long-term outcomes well beyond the classroom.

Nearly half of Utah’s K-3 students are reading behind their grade level, even though almost five years ago Utah lawmakers set ...

The state aims to see 70% of its third graders reading at grade level by 2027. So far, only about half are hitting the mark.

A new Oklahoma bill inspired by Mississippi's success aims to improve literacy by retaining third-graders who fail reading tests and implementing summer academies.

Two thirds of North Carolina kindergarten through third graders met reading test benchmarks at the end of the 2023-24 school year, about the same share as at the end of the last year. But the scores ...

INDIANPOLIS (WISH) — The Indiana Department of Education released data today that shows reading scores for third graders have improved for a third straight year. The data shows that 82.5% of Indiana ...

The Alabama Board of Education on Thursday voted 7-to-2 to raise the score requirement on the state’s third grade reading test - the first hurdle determining whether the student moves to fourth grade ...

Nearly a quarter of Louisiana third graders are ending the school year far behind in reading, the state Education Department said Thursday. Under a new state law, some of those students will have to ...

On Monday, the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute released a report detailing early literacy rates among Utah children, ...