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.
Nearly half of Utah’s K-3 students are reading behind their grade level, even though almost five years ago Utah lawmakers set ...
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.
Like other school districts in Northwest Arkansas, Fayetteville is expecting to hold back some third-grade students next year ...
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.
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 ...
About 5.6% of Michigan's third graders were eligible to be held back this school year due to low reading scores, according to a report from Michigan State University’s Education Policy Innovation ...
DAN AND ERIN, BACK TO YOU. TURNING TO A UNIQUE PROGRAM OUT OF CARMEL PAIRING OLDER GENERATIONS WITH THIRD GRADERS. THE CARMEL FOUNDATION HELD A SPECIAL "WOODWORKING GROUP" AND INVITED OLDER ADULTS TO ...
According to the 2023 report from the Education Policy Innovation Collaborative at Michigan State University, nearly 30% of third-graders do not know how to read at the appropriate grade level, even ...
On Monday, the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute released a report detailing early literacy rates among Utah children, ...