More than 4,000 third graders are in the mix as summer programming gets underway in Nashville and the widespread effects of Tennessee's controversial reading law unfold. Metro Nashville Public Schools ...

LIMA — Thirty-six percent of third-graders at Lima schools earned proficient reading scores on their state English language arts assessment last school year. Almost the entire class advanced to the ...

While the Michigan Department of Education leaders praised improvements made by students in some grades in reading and math on the state test, the state's third graders continued to slide in reading ...

The proposal is part of the Nebraska governor's education focus this legislative session, and it has federal support.

TULSA, Okla. — More than a decade after Oklahoma lawmakers voted to stop holding back third-grade students who couldn’t read at grade level, the debate is back at the State Capitol, driven by ...

Indiana third graders’ reading proficiency improved at a record-breaking rate in 2025, putting students’ scores on par with pre-pandemic levels. Statewide, 87.3% of third graders scored proficient on ...

Indiana’s latest reading assessment scores showed the largest year-to-year improvement since the state began IREAD testing in 2013, rising nearly five percentage points from last year, according to ...

LEADER KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN AT TEN. NEBRASKA CHILDREN MAY SEE A CHANGE IN THEIR READING GOALS. GOVERNOR JIM PILLEN IS PROPOSING A NEW THIRD GRADE READING BILL. GOOD EVENING. I’M JULIE CORNELL. I’M ...

After overhauling literacy policy in 2013, Mississippi went from 49th to a top 10 state in fourth-grade reading. It’s been dubbed the “Mississippi Miracle,” but those involved say it was more of a ...

New data shows 87.3% of Hoosier third graders demonstrated proficient reading skills on the IREAD exam in 2024-25. (Getty Images) Indiana’s latest reading assessment scores showed the largest ...