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In her 23 years of teaching Lakeland School District third graders, Josefa Dombrosky has never seen a group of students quite like this. Neither have third grade teachers across Northeast Pennsylvania ...
At least 29 states and Washington, D.C., allow or require schools to hold back struggling 3rd graders who don’t pass state standardized reading tests, the result of ongoing attempts to close the ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Memphis-Shelby County Schools kicked off on Tuesday with a summer of "fun learning adventures." Summer Learning Academy (SLA) boasts four weeks of math, reading and "fun ...
Inspired by Mississippi, more states are holding back third graders who struggle to read. But a new research paper shows that this policy can have harmful long-run consequences for those students.
Literacy is fundamental in determining a child’s educational success and academic future. And when young students are lacking their “ABC” skills, it’s all but certain they will struggle with other ...
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 ...