Arkansas third graders face possible retention with new state testing standards

Arkansas schools strengthen efforts to boost third-grade literacy before state tests determine grade advancement, per the ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Tests of Little Rock School District third graders show almost 2 in 5 lack reading skills to enter fourth grade

More than 560 third graders who attend the Little Rock School District are at risk of being held back for not reading at grade level, according to preliminary testing data provided by the Arkansas ...

What to know about Tennessee third grade reading law, TCAP scores

TCAP reading scores will set off a fast-moving timeline for Tennessee third graders to avoid being held back.
wsbt

Operation Education: What is next for students who didn’t pass the IREAD test

There are thousands of students in Indiana who were in 3rd grade last school year and did not advance to the 4th grade this school year. The IREAD retention law now requires 3rd grade students to be ...
WTHR

Over 3,000 Indiana students are repeating 3rd grade after not passing the IREAD test

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Education is releasing new data for the 2024-25 IREAD test, specifically how it relates to repeating third grade. The assessment tests whether third graders ...