New data shows 87.3% of Hoosier third graders demonstrated proficient reading skills on the IREAD exam in 2024-25. (Getty Images) Indiana’s latest reading assessment scores showed the largest ...

Diamond, a third grader in Jefferson Parish, does a timed reading exercise with her summer school teacher, Emily Gurtner. Emily Gurtner sits at a small table in the corner of her third-grade classroom ...

Lori Robertson knew the stakes were high. Under a new Louisiana law, the third graders she taught this summer at J.B. Nachman Elementary School in Alexandria would have to pass a reading test or be ...

There was an air of anticipation and excitement in the Chocachatti Elementary School cafeteria as family members and friends ...

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 ...

Arkansas Department of Education Secretary Jacob Oliva pushed back Tuesday on fears that the state could hold back potentially thousands of third graders who aren't reading at grade level at the end ...

Delaware schools are failing to improve reading proficiency among K-3 students, according to a state report. Some districts show a significant decrease in reading proficiency between kindergarten and ...

The release of TCAP reading scores on May 19 set off a fast-moving timeline for thousands of Tennessee third graders to avoid being held back. A state reading and retention law hinges on third grade ...