Last September, Savannah-Chatham County public schools tried out an intensive new tutoring program to help struggling readers catch up before state reading tests at the end of 3rd grade. By winter, ...
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 ...
A third grade reading and retention law took effect for Tennessee public school children in 2023. Students must meet a state reading benchmark or take extra steps to avoid being held back. Three full ...
Half of the students in Chambersburg Area School District cannot read by the end of third grade. The district is shifting from "balanced literacy" to "structured literacy," which focuses on phonics. A ...
Governor Stitt signs “Strongest Literacy Law in the Entire Country” targeting third grade reading scores Surrounded by education leaders, Governor Kevin Stitt signed Senate Bill 1778 into law, ...
Too many of our students are sitting in classrooms struggling to read. There is a reading crisis in Virginia. The data tells us that Virginia’s students are falling behind and do not have the basic ...
Tennessee's controversial third grade reading and retention law has been in effect since 2023. But is it working?
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