About half of Chambersburg Area School District students are on track to meet the district's goal of reading and comprehending by third grade. The district uses three assessments to track progress: ...

The Mississippi Department of Education said 25,399, or 77.3%, of third graders passed the initial administration of the third-grade reading assessment. That is the highest percentage ever in the ...

About 23% of Louisiana third graders were at risk of being held back last spring due to low reading scores. But after students received exemptions or improved their scores, fewer than 3% were required ...

A third grade reading and retention law took effect for Tennessee public school children in 2023. Students must meet a state reading benchmark or take extra steps to avoid being held back. Three full ...

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 ...

More than 560 third graders who attend the Little Rock School District are at risk of being held back for not reading at grade level, according to preliminary testing data provided by the Arkansas ...