School board members are asking why third-grade scores on state mastery tests at Mary Murphy Elementary School dropped so drastically in the past year. And they want to know what steps are being taken ...

Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory is sounding the alarm about how remote learning may affect students long-term. McCrory, who’s running for U.S. Senate, talked about third-grade reading scores on ...

Michigan's third graders continued to slide in reading on the state M-STEP assessment, according to scores just released ...

While statewide M-STEP scores declined in third-grade reading in 2025, the Detroit Free Press identified schools where scores improved.

Indiana released its latest third grade reading scores earlier this month, and the results are nothing short of stunning. The ...

Arkansas lawmakers continued to express concern Tuesday about a newly effective law that prohibits students who don’t meet ...

Children who were the first to go to preschool, thanks to a new state program, are now in the third grade! So we’re about to see just how much it’s helping. We’re told third grade is the first time ...

Murfreesboro school officials oppose the third-grade law Parents may have to alter summer plans State lawmaker defends law's goal to improve literacy Murfreesboro and Rutherford County third-graders ...

Florida’s third graders could move to fourth grade and high school students could earn diplomas, all without passing state tests, if a far-reaching Florida Senate proposal that would scrap key pieces ...

The first part of McCrory’s claim has factual basis but needs context. Officials say 75% of third-graders weren’t reading at grade-level when they took the beginning-of-grade test. The second part of ...