Skelly Elementary School Principal Kristy Tatum says a new remedial program being used to help lagging readers throughout Tulsa Public Schools is improving more than just her students’ reading ...

These 12 students are among about 2,300 across the state who were held back in third grade this school year—out of 39,000 third graders who took the test—because they were unable to pass the ...

A new report ranks every state in the country on how it's doing at preparing students to be reading proficiently at the end of 3rd grade, a critical benchmark for later academic success.

A student who tests "on track" is considered proficient for their grade level. This school year, of all students tested (grade 3 and up), 35.1% of students scored on or above grade level.

Dozens of states have third grade reading laws. ... or FAST, exams now start as young as kindergarten to track student progress in math and reading.

North Carolina officials say there's progress with young readers but third-grade reading goals will likely remain unmet. NC midyear reading data shows gains, but third-grade goals remain elusive ...

State officials described progress after the first year of the Third Grade Success Act, the new program intended to get young students off to a solid start in school.. Deputy Superintendent Sonya ...

Mandy Tu, a third-grade teacher at El Dorado Elementary in San Francisco, is one of PS's The Educators of 2024. Read about her here.