Inspired by Mississippi, more states are holding back third graders who struggle to read. But a new research paper shows that this policy can have harmful long-run consequences for those students.

Third graders in Maryland who don’t read on grade level by the end of the school year may find themselves repeating the grade. Maryland’s department of education is considering enacting a statewide ...

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 ...

NORTHAMPTON — Play Incubation Collective’s 2026 Kids Play Lab Residency at Jackson Street School will expose three third grade classes to PIC’s collaborative playwriting process.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan will no longer require school districts to hold back third graders who score too low on reading tests. In March 2023, the Democrats in control of state government ...

Harmony Fletcher likes to read and does so every night, but that was not enough to help her pass the English-Language Arts portion of Tennessee’s assessment exam (TCAP) last spring, her mother, ...

At C.W. McGraw Elementary, 3rd graders were learning to write fables, creating short stories that share a moral. But they not ...

The Internet can be a tough field of play, but Mary Crippen has managed to tackle it with ease. After all, the Miami-based third grade teacher has gone viral with her playbook—er, lesson plans—packed ...

Utah leaders want to hold back third graders who aren’t on reading level. Here’s what you need to know.

Alabama’s public elementary and middle school students are taking annual standardized tests this month, and for third graders, the reading portion is extremely important. This is the first school year ...