More than half of Tennessee's public school third graders fell short of the state's reading benchmark on this year's TCAP ...

The Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program scores have been released by the Tennessee Department of Education and the ...

In 2021, the Tennessee General Assembly passed a law that required third-grade students who did not earn a proficient score on the English Language Arts portion of the TCAP tests to be held back.

In 2023, a statewide law focused on third-grade reading rates took effect. It stipulated that third graders who didn’t earn a proficient score on the English Language Arts portion of the ...

Taking a step back According to the June 17 TEA news release, students across the state showed growth in reading but didn’t see as much progress in math. About 43% of Texas students met grade ...

Roussel says with the added support, kids are catching up. At the start of the school year, about 1,600 third graders were reading below grade level in the parish.

Gulf States Gumbo Louisiana gets serious about third-grade reading tests By Gulf States Newsroom staff Published June 27, 2025 at 5:00 AM CDT Listen • 13:59 ...

TALLADEGA -- Talladega County Schools continue to demonstrate strong reading growth and a steadfast commitment to student literacy success, district officials said during the June 24 board of ...

Alabama third grade students appeared to improve on a test of reading comprehension last year despite a slight increase in testing standards, according to numbers released by the Alabama State ...

Nearly 1 in 4 third graders risked being retained under Louisiana's new reading law, but far fewer are likely to be held back due to exemptions and catch-up efforts.

According to the department, a smaller percentage of students who took the Alabama Comprehensive Assessment of Progress (ACAP) fell below the score considered “sufficient” for grade-level reading. The ...

The 2019 Alabama Literacy Act requires students reading on grade level by the end of third grade. Students who fall short on the test and don’t meet an alternative requirement can be held back.