TCAP retesting begins on May 20, the day before MSCS closes for break. It’s the last chance for third graders to avoid ...

MSCS third-graders showed improvement on the 2025 TCAP English Language Arts section, with 29.2% meeting or exceeding expectations. Prior to exemptions and other interventions, 68% of MSCS ...

The release of TCAP reading scores on May 19 set off a fast-moving timeline for thousands of Tennessee third graders to avoid being held back. A state reading and retention law hinges on third grade ...

Eighty-five percent of Mississippi third graders passed the state’s reading assessment for the 2024-25 school year, according to new data released Thursday by the Mississippi Department of Education.

State Rep. Kem Smith, a Democrat from Florissant, says she began thinking differently about automatic third-grade retention on Thanksgiving. She and her family were in New Hebron, Mississippi, for the ...

Part of the 'Strong Readers Act' includes the implementation of second graders taking third-grade reading tests, beginning ...

Surrounded by education leaders, Governor Kevin Stitt signed Senate Bill 1778 into law, strengthening Oklahoma’s Strong ...

QUAD CITIES (KWQC) - Experts say one of the clearest predictors of a child’s future success happens before they ever reach grade school. Early literacy serves as a critical foundation for academic ...

For decades, Mississippi was at the bottom of the list is almost anything related to education. That turned around with the ...

Michigan's third graders ― at a stage of development when stakes are high to master reading — slid in those scores on the state M-STEP test compared with 2023, while elementary schoolers largely ...

Sweeping changes to public school reading policies, including having struggling readers repeat third grade, overwhelmingly passed the state House on Monday. Senate BiIl 1778 passed 87-5 and now ...