A proposed bill could bring back a retention mandate, requiring third graders who don't pass statewide reading tests to be ...

More than a decade after Oklahoma lawmakers voted to stop holding back third-grade students who couldn’t read at grade level, ...

Like other school districts in Northwest Arkansas, Fayetteville is expecting to hold back some third-grade students next year ...

Nearly half of Utah’s K-3 students are reading behind their grade level, even though almost five years ago Utah lawmakers set ...

A new Oklahoma bill inspired by Mississippi's success aims to improve literacy by retaining third-graders who fail reading tests and implementing summer academies.

The state that jumped from 49th to ninth nationally in reading is now guiding other states seeking literacy improvements.

Kids take SC READY tests in ELA and math at the end of each year between third and eight grade, and in science in fourth and ...

The annual State of Schools address provided a look back at test scores and graduation rates, and a look ahead to 2026 goals.

A state law taking effect in 2026 is aimed at addressing literacy in students. AB 1454 requires the state education board to ...

Oregon uses state tests to track what students have learned in school. But it uses another measure to learn about how ...

From ambitious literacy plans to shifts in the federal government, schools have been at the center of some of the biggest ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer named literacy as her top goal for her final year in office, saying to stay tuned for details on policy ...