Tucson-area third-graders will face more pressure next school year when the AIMS test determines whether they move to the next grade. School districts have spent the last three years preparing for ...

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 ...

Indiana saw its largest year over year increase of students reading proficiently by the end of third grade, but it’s still unclear how many children will be retained under the new IREAD law. The IREAD ...

Arkansas Department of Education Secretary Jacob Oliva pushed back Tuesday on fears that the state could hold back potentially thousands of third graders who aren't reading at grade level at the end ...