So, what’s being done to help them overcome challenges? At Wayne-Westland Community Schools, it’s finding success stories in helping students soar in reading. Nowadays, Penelope Coyle’s reading ...

While Head Start participation benefited children’s learning and development during their time in the federally funded preschool program, those advantages had mostly vanished by the end of 3rd grade, ...

On Jan. 13, Alpine School District sent an email to parents at Foothill, Highland, and Saratoga Shores elementary schools informing them that the 3rd grade Advanced Learning Lab program was canceled.

The end of the school year is typically a time for celebration – graduations, award ceremonies and the promise of a relaxing summer. This year has felt different for 60% of the state’s third-graders, ...

We've heard a lot from adults about the struggles of online learning — coaxing kids to get their work done, trying to help teach subjects beyond their expertise and trying to get their own work done ...

The first major moment in a child’s schooling — what many educators call the "make-or-break" year for literacy — is third grade. By the end of third grade, students are expected to transition from ...

Marcela Falcone is in her 20 th year as a 3rd grade bilingual teacher in the Brentwood school district on Long Island in New York. She previously taught pre-K, 1 st grade, and 2 nd grade. Follow her ...

Third-grade reading scores dropped this year across Colorado, with several Pikes Peak region districts seeing the largest decline in scores they’ve had in years. Officials from several districts said ...