TN third grade reading law set off years of anxiety for these students

One boy, now 12, said he still struggles with feeling "stupid" after his experience with Tennessee's reading law in 2023.
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Fort Smith schools working to keep students from repeating third grade under LEARNS Act

The Fort Smith School District is working to support third graders through a summer program after new LEARNS Act standards ...
Education Week

Is 3rd Grade Retention the Secret to Better Reading Outcomes—Or Something Else?

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 Game of Catch-Up’: How This Oklahoma School Gets Kids Reading at Grade Level

Each August in rural southwestern Oklahoma, more than half of Frederick Elementary School’s incoming third graders begin ...
WTHR

Over 3,000 Indiana students are repeating 3rd grade after not passing the IREAD test

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Education is releasing new data for the 2024-25 IREAD test, specifically how it relates to repeating third grade. The assessment tests whether third graders ...

SC schools are holding more third graders back because of their English scores

More South Carolina third graders had to repeat the third grade this year, even as the state’s English scores improved, new ...

Number of Arkansas students being held back under new requirements won’t be known for months, Oliva says

The 2025-26 school year is the first in which students must meet new requirements for promotion to fourth grade. But as ...
The Texas Tribune

Texas’ youngest learners are behind in math and reading. A pair of bills aims to get them back on track.

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