Project 75 is a reading initiative with an ambitious goal: to boost the percentage of third graders in JPS who pass the state ...

The state’s largest school districts are facing serious challenges. According to the report, 28.9 percent of Oklahoma City’s third graders and 32.7 percent of Tulsa’s scored “unsatisfactory.” However, ...

Cox’s 2026 agenda to focus on reading interventions and taking tech out of the classroom, as well as homelessness and housing ...

After switching its elementary reading curriculum to one aligned with the science of reading, Denver Public Schools is celebrating an increase in the percentage of kindergarten through third grade ...

The wave of early reading legislation across the country has brought a renewed focus on 3rd grade retention policies —requirements or recommendations that students who aren’t reading on grade level by ...

Former Gov. Pat McCrory, who's running for U.S. Senate, said "75% of third-graders in this year's class are not reading at a third grade level" and, for those who don't catch up, there's "an 80% ...

At the same time that thousands of school districts nationwide are beginning to implement the Common Core State Standards in English/language arts, many also face new state reading policies for the ...

New data from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction reveals significant literacy challenges among the state's youngest students, with more than 97,000 children in 4K through third grade readi ...

Years ago, I coached my 8-year-old son’s basketball team. A few games into the season, a parent berated me for not winning every game. I shared that I had two primary goals (and neither was piling up ...

The first part of McCrory’s claim has factual basis but needs context. Officials say 75% of third-graders weren’t reading at grade-level when they took the beginning-of-grade test. The second part of ...

Alabama’s public elementary and middle school students are taking annual standardized tests this month, and for third graders, the reading portion is extremely important. This is the first school year ...

Illinois lowered its standards in 2025, but over half of third graders still couldn’t read at grade level. It’s a critical ...