DURHAM, North Carolina (WTVD) -- An Eastway Elementary school teacher is using some unconventional means to prepare her third-grade class for statewide end of grade exams. Parker said she wants her ...

CASD's plan combines professional development, revamped instructional models, and tools to help more students ready by end of third grade.

Parents in Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley are sharing mixed feelings about their child’s education track as a new ...

An early literacy bill includes several strategies designed to boost reading skills in K-3 students — including retention.

About 23% of third graders, or nearly 12,000 students, scored below the required reading level last spring. But fewer than 3% were ultimately held back, according to newly provided state data.

OR VETO BEFORE SUNDAY’S DEADLINE. WELL, TODAY, HUNDREDS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIDS ARE LEARNING ABOUT FARM LIFE AND AGRICULTURE FROM HIGH SCHOOL MENTORS. SEEING, HEARING, AND EVEN EXPERIENCING THE ...

A new provision in the Arkansas LEARNS Act that took effect at the start of the school year will force students to repeat the ...

Lori Robertson knew the stakes were high. Under a new Louisiana law, the third graders she taught this summer at J.B. Nachman Elementary School in Alexandria would have to pass a reading test or be ...

Thousands of third-graders who fall short of Arkansas’ reading standard could be forced to repeat the grade under a rule ...

MSCS's Summer Learning Academy is mandatory for some third-graders based on TCAP scores. Around 3,100 third-graders are enrolled in the summer program, but the number required due to the reading law ...