At some point over the past few pandemic years, many states pressed pause on one particular high-stakes, controversial piece of education policy: 3rd grade retention. But now, it’s back. The laws ...

Indiana school leaders, education experts, teachers and lawmakers all agree on the same thing: The reading crisis plaguing Indiana's youngest students must be dealt with now. But disagreements arise ...

The “science of reading” is making its way onto more governors’ and state legislators’ priority lists as the 2024 legislative session gets underway. In Massachusetts, Gov. Maura Healey, a Democrat, ...

SB241 would allow schools to hold back third graders who can't read at grade level. But it would also introduce more reading ...

Several students at the Alexandria school posted low reading scores last spring, putting them at risk of having to repeat ...

In many South County schools, failure is normalized. At least when it comes to reading. Less than 50 percent of students know how to read at grade level. Across Santa Barbara County, it’s 60 percent ...

An early literacy bill includes several strategies designed to boost reading skills in K-3 students — including retention.

With a majority of California third graders unable to read at grade level, proposed legislation would mandate teachers use the phonics-based science of reading. Assemblymember Blanca Rubio (D-Baldwin ...

Oklahoma lawmakers will consider a return to holding back 3rd graders who aren't reading at grade level.The proposal is part of an effort to drive up literacy ...

Detroit — The lanky west Michigan businessman looked a little out of place. Standing before a group of mostly educators, researchers and their industry’s advocates, the retired pharmaceutical company ...