Last September, Savannah-Chatham County public schools tried out an intensive new tutoring program to help struggling readers catch up before state reading tests at the end of 3rd grade. By winter, ...
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 ...
As states pass laws requiring schools to follow the “science of reading,” one aspect of these policies has stirred up particular controversy: Holding back struggling readers who don’t reach ...
Changes in education policy often emanate from the federal government. But one policy that has spread across the country came not from Washington, D.C., but from Florida. "Mandatory retention" ...
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Nearly 76% of Mississippi 3rd graders pass reading test
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced that 75.6% (24,118) of third graders passed ...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Alabama State Superintendent of Education Eric Mackey wanted to set the record straight when it comes to reading scores for Alabama students. Mackey said the results show 91% ...
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination (IREAD-3) exam has been a familiar milestone for Indiana’s third graders, but this year, students could be at risk for being ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A Michigan law that could hold some students back because of their reading level may undergo changes. State lawmakers in Lansing are considering amending a portion of the ...
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