Schools and literacy groups in Central Georgia are encouraging reading engagement as experts stress the importance of proficiency by third grade.

A third grade reading and retention law took effect for Tennessee public school children in 2023. Students must meet a state reading benchmark or take extra steps to avoid being held back. Three full ...

The testing window for the IREAD-3 assessment opens in just a few days. Legislation passed last year requires 3rd grade students to be retained if they do not pass the Indiana reading assessment.

Savannah-Chatham schools and the Chatham Education Alliance launch the “Moonshot” literacy initiative aiming for 95% of third ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New data shows 87.3% of Hoosier third graders demonstrated proficient reading skills on the IREAD exam in 2024-25. (Getty Images) ...

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 ...

Nearly a quarter of Louisiana third graders are ending the school year far behind in reading, the state Education Department said Thursday. Under a new state law, some of those students will have to ...

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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 ...

Only 36% of Arizona third graders are reading proficiently, according to the Arizona Progress Meter. What can be changed to ...