Kindergartners who started school scoring in the bottom 20% had only a 1 in 10 chance of reading proficiency by 3rd grade.

Proficiency by grade 3 is linked to long-term academic and life outcomes, making early identification of struggling students key.

Third graders in Maryland who don’t read on grade level by the end of the school year may find themselves repeating the grade. Maryland’s department of education is considering enacting a statewide ...

The release of TCAP reading scores set off a fast-moving timeline for Tennessee third graders to avoid being held back.

Alabama’s third-graders largely held their ground on state reading assessments in the 2025-26 school year, with 88.2% of ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A pandemic-related exception to the requirement that students repeat the third grade if they’re not reading proficiently ends with this academic year, and state lawmakers are ...

Both the state as a whole and Dallas ISD made gains in math, and middle schoolers gained ground in reading. But fewer than half of third graders tested on grade level in reading ...

One boy, now 12, said he still struggles with feeling "stupid" after his experience with Tennessee's reading law in 2023.