Those early differences can have critical implications for whether students ultimately reach proficiency by third grade — a critical academic benchmark closely tied to long-term educational success.

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

Last year, Indian River County tied for the highest scores in third grade reading across all Florida districts. It came in ...

When it comes to grading, does “tough love” work? The disparity between students’ grades and their performance on standardized tests has resurfaced the age-old question about whether students’ grades ...

Georgia’s public elementary schools are preparing to implement a significant curriculum change that will affect thousands of students across the state beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year. The ...

DURHAM, North Carolina (WTVD) -- An Eastway Elementary school teacher is using some unconventional means to prepare her third-grade class for statewide end of grade exams. Parker said she wants her ...

MSCS's Summer Learning Academy is mandatory for some third-graders based on TCAP scores. Around 3,100 third-graders are enrolled in the summer program, but the number required due to the reading law ...

Some Memphis Shelby County Schools parents are raising concerns after learning third graders could be asked to retake part of the TCAP English Language Arts exam during the final days of the school ...