Third graders in Maryland who don’t read on grade level by the end of the school year may find themselves repeating the grade. Maryland’s department of education is considering enacting a statewide ...

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 ...

State education leaders say hiring more literacy coaches and specialists to work with both teachers and students is a key to getting all students to read by the third grade by 2026, amid what some ...

January 8, 2026 - It's time for John Fensterwald's annual predictions for what's in store for education in 2026. One hundred eighty-five pages. That’s the length of Culver City Unified School District ...

In Santa Cruz County, test scores from the same year show 56.3% of students did not meet the literacy standard. The county ...