NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Moving on to the next grade is exciting for elementary school students, but 60% of Tennessee third-graders still don't know if they'll move up this fall. For the first time ...

McKinley Elementary third grade student Eren Hanbing Lin reads a chapter he wrote and illustrated detailing how to use a glue stick from a book the third-grade class published, “Steps to Doing What ...

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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - How many third-graders will have to go to summer school or be held back? As the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program results came in Monday, state officials are celebrating ...

Harmony Fletcher likes to read and does so every night, but that was not enough to help her pass the English-Language Arts portion of Tennessee’s assessment exam (TCAP) last spring, her mother, ...

Amid a push to revamp how North Carolina’s public schools teach reading, state officials touted signs of progress Wednesday while warning not to expect dramatic change. The Department of Public ...

In Indiana, one in five students haven’t mastered reading by the end of third grade. It’s just one of many states across the nation that are facing the issue of elementary illiteracy, especially in ...