The Mississippi Department of Education said 25,399, or 77.3%, of third graders passed the initial administration of the third-grade reading assessment. That is the highest percentage ever in the ...

The Alabama Board of Education on Thursday voted 7-to-2 to raise the score requirement on the state’s third grade reading test - the first hurdle determining whether the student moves to fourth grade ...

Several students at the Alexandria school posted low reading scores last spring, putting them at risk of having to repeat ...

Testing that measures student growth during the school year shows significant improvements in FWISD.

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Reading state test scores released from the Mississippi Department of Education show momentum continuing to build across the state. 85% of third graders passed the third-grade ...

Advocates for the law have long argued the point isn’t to hold kids back, but make sure they get the support they need to be ready for fourth grade.

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.