Districts can make this option available for 3rd-grade students who scored “approaching” or “below” on the ELA section of the spring TCAP as an additional opportunity to take the test.

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 sea… ...

Arkansas LEARNS has now been in effect for about two years. However, there’s now one policy in place that could put some third graders at risk of being left behind.

For example, while only 25% of third grade students in East Cleveland City School District scored proficient on the state’s reading test during the 2023-2024 school year, the district’s ...

The Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program scores have been released by the Tennessee Department of Education and the data shows Memphis-Shelby County Schools ' third graders have improved yet ...

Students who can’t read proficiently by the end of third grade, particularly children living in poverty, are more likely to drop out of school compared with proficient readers, according to a ...

1,800 Alabama students marked to repeat third grade over poor reading skills Published: Aug. 08, 2024, 1:18 p.m. Students at Rehobeth Elementary School interact with teacher Scotty Matthews during ...

This year, there are 3,102 third-grade students enrolled in the MSCS Summer Learning Academy out of the approximately 9,000 students, according to numbers provided by the district.

For the past three springs — in 2022, 2023 and 2024 — 23% of DPS K-3 students were reading significantly below grade level, up from 16% in the spring of 2019, according to district data.