At some point over the past few pandemic years, many states pressed pause on one particular high-stakes, controversial piece of education policy: 3rd grade retention. But now, it’s back. The laws ...

The wave of early reading legislation across the country has brought a renewed focus on 3rd grade retention policies —requirements or recommendations that students who aren’t reading on grade level by ...

For the last five years, Alabama has embarked on an effort to dramatically reshape how it teaches reading to young students. And recently, it appeared to have paid off. Social media posts and news ...