About 23% of third graders, or nearly 12,000 students, scored below the required reading level last spring. But fewer than 3% were ultimately held back, according to newly provided state data.

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Thousands of third-graders who fall short of Arkansas’ reading standard could be forced to repeat the grade under a rule ...

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

On Thursday, The Tribune received a letter from Nicholas, a third-grade student from Virginia. His class is learning about ...

The testing window for the IREAD-3 assessment opens in just a few days. Legislation passed last year requires 3rd grade students to be retained if they do not pass the Indiana reading assessment.

Advocates for the law have long argued the point isn’t to hold kids back, but make sure they get the support they need to be ready for fourth grade.

Arkansas students entering the third grade at public schools and open enrollment charter schools this fall will be the first cohort to be retained if they don’t meet literacy expectations, a policy ...

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

Big literacy gains for Brockton's youngest readers, with third graders leading the charge. Check out the numbers.