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 ...

Timothy Tinker was a book I remember reading over and over as a child. Timothy had an oilcan, which most children today would not even recognize. Timothy went around his home and neighborhood adding a ...

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 ...

McDonald’s has launched the “I Love to Read with McDonald’s” program on Wednesday, Sept. 10, to help foster a lifelong love ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – A group of about 12 second and third graders at Almira Elementary School sit in second-grade teacher Mr. Robert Whidden’s classroom. It’s after school, and since Thanksgiving is a ...

BRISTOL, Tenn. (WCYB) — Testing for the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program, or TCAP, has been taking place across the state. As students are testing their knowledge on skills like English ...

A third grade reading and retention law took effect for Tennessee public school children in 2023. Students must meet a state reading benchmark or take extra steps to avoid being held back. Three full ...