SC schools are holding more third graders back because of their English scores

More South Carolina third graders had to repeat the third grade this year, even as the state’s English scores improved, new ...

Cursive instruction expanding to all Baltimore County 2nd, 3rd graders

Cursive instruction expanding to all Baltimore County 2nd, 3rd graders ...
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BCPS bringing back cursive for second and third graders

The teaching of cursive writing is coming back to Baltimore County Public Schools in the next school year. Cursive writing is ...
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Thousands of 3rd graders could be held back under LA's new reading law. Here's why many won't be.

Lori Robertson knew the stakes were high. Under a new Louisiana law, the third graders she taught this summer at J.B. Nachman Elementary School in Alexandria would have to pass a reading test or be ...
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Operation Education: Districts in Indiana likely to hold some 3rd graders back after IREAD

The testing window for the IREAD-3 assessment opens in just a few days. Legislation passed last year requires 3rd grade students to be retained if they do not pass the Indiana reading assessment.

Not all MSCS third graders will be required to retake state testing

Students who don't score proficient on the English Language Arts portion of the TCAP could be held back, or be required to ...