Project 75 is a reading initiative with an ambitious goal: to boost the percentage of third-graders in Jackson who pass the state assessment on the first attempt from 55% to 75%. Cormack presented his ...

Virginia has made reading by third grade a priority. Now it is time to make it a top priority. Our state has one of the most ...

A literacy summit organized by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's office hinted at a reconsideration of Republicans' school ...

Education news and commentary, delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 newsletter. With American schools facing a literacy crisis, the “Mississippi miracle” has become the poster child for ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Education is releasing new data for the 2024-25 IREAD test, specifically how it relates to repeating third grade. The assessment tests whether third graders ...

Just over 3,000 third graders were kept from advancing to the fourth grade in 2025 after being unable to pass the Indiana standardized reading test. Data released during the State Board of Education ...

Just under one-third of all Texas school districts have ordered the controversial Bible-infused Bluebonnet materials, according to the Texas Education Agency. Twenty of those 367 districts are in the ...

GRAND LEDGE, Mich. (WILX) - On Wednesday, the Michigan Department of Education released the 2025 M-STEP scores. The M-STEP, or Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress, is taken each year by ...

While the Michigan Department of Education leaders praised improvements made by students in some grades in reading and math on the state test, the state's third graders continued to slide in reading ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X New test results reveal that less than 60% of Michigan third graders are proficient in English ...

We like to think that we're pretty good at math, especially after years of schooling. But every once in a while, a simple third-grade math problem manages to trip us up and make us question our ...

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 ...