After years of watching her students struggle with once-basic skills, from reading an analog clock to tying their shoelaces, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio students who were held back from fourth grade due to a state law requiring struggling readers to repeat third grade performed better on English language arts in fourth through ...

As more states consider passing early literacy laws, one controversial aspect of these policies is back in the spotlight—grade retention. Twenty-five states and the District of Columbia either allow ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus and Franklin County officials are working to ensure that each child can successfully read by the third grade. The initiative is called “Success By Third Grade,” an ...

85% of third graders passed the third-grade reading assessment after the final retest. It was one point higher than the ...

COLORADO ( KCNC) -- An 8-year-old Coloradan is turning his love for hockey into a way to help other kids get on the ice, ...

These high school kids are getting a ‘bear’ bones education. Juniors taking American literature at highly rated Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn were tasked with a series of rudimentary ...

New data shows the impact of Indiana's new IREAD retention law that prevents third graders from promoting if they can't pass IREAD.

Fitzpatrick, who also goes by Ms. Fitz, easily made the shot and her students couldn’t have been happier. The moment was captured by a spectator and was shared to the school’s Facebook page on Sunday, ...