As states pass laws requiring schools to follow the “science of reading,” one aspect of these policies has stirred up particular controversy: Holding back struggling readers who don’t reach ...

Katie French was kicking off her teaching career at Avery Elementary School in Webster Groves, Mo. 22 years ago when she ...

Clark County School District student proficiency in reading and math is the best it’s been since a postpandemic plummet, ...

ELKHART, Ind. (WSBT) — It is likely that nearly every school district in Indiana will have to hold some third graders back this school year. 2025 is the first year the IREAD retention law is in effect ...

SPRINGDALE -- The LEARNS Act is expected to soon start impacting whether students move up to fourth grade or have to repeat third grade, and that is raising concern among Springdale School District ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The state’s third-grade retention law is forcing thousands of students back in the classroom during their break if they want to advance to fourth grade. As vacation season gets ...

More than 560 third graders who attend the Little Rock School District are at risk of being held back for not reading at ...

The Soar Lab can be compared to a children's museum with additional activities to help students prepare for Pre-K and ...

Nevada 3rd grade reading rates up, but fewer than half proficient as retention rule looms. Read more from The Nevada ...

SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — Deputies are investigating after a gun went off while it was in an elementary schooler’s backpack in Spotsylvania County on Monday morning, officials said.