The most common reason is dyslexia that has gone unidentified, leaving the child without the specific instruction required ...

Just 44% of third graders were proficient in reading at the end of the 2024-2025 school year, down from 46% the year prior.

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

Corrected: An earlier version of this article and its accompanying map contained outdated information about 3rd-grade promotion requirements in Washington state. Washington’s state education ...

CINCINNATI (WRKC) – For almost a decade, Ohio third-graders needed to pass a reading test before moving on to fourth grade. But state lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are hoping to change that. ...

"Broken" adults' difficult journey begins when they fail to acquire literacy in early years of school. Here's what can be ...

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

Reading scores for Erie third-graders are improving. And that's good news for their future prospects in school and beyond. Third grade is a kind of watershed year in education. Through third grade, ...

A third-grade reading gate without strong early childhood systems is not a reading strategy. It is a reaction to unmet needs.

New data show over half of Milwaukee Public Schools 4K-3rd graders scored below the 25th percentile on reading, compared with over a third statewide.

Just what is the best approach to getting more 3rd graders reading on grade level has become the subject of a dispute between local and state officials and between political parties in New Mexico. New ...

After years in which reading scores throughout the state fell short, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced a new initiative Tuesday that would get all California ...