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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 6—Third graders who fail to show grade-level reading proficiency in ongoing ACAP tests could be held back a year under a ...

Reading scores for Erie third-graders are improving. And that's good news for their future prospects in school and beyond. Third grade is a kind of watershed year in education. Through third grade, ...

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

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