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 ...

As states pass laws requiring schools to follow the “science of reading,” one aspect of these policies has stirred up particular controversy: Holding back struggling readers who don’t reach ...

Students will explore different text features while listening to a read aloud. In this lesson, students will explore different text features while listening to a read aloud, Jungle Survival Guide. / ...

Think math is just about numbers and equations? Think again. Research analyzed 49 studies with 37,654 participants and ...

Students will learn the difference between fact and opinion and practice identifying them. Students will learn the difference between fact and opinion and practice identifying them. / Julia St. Louis, ...

While the Michigan Department of Education leaders praised improvements made by students in some grades in reading and math on the state test, the state's third graders continued to slide in reading ...

Apr. 6—Third graders who fail to show grade-level reading proficiency in ongoing ACAP tests could be held back a year under a state law, but area superintendents are optimistic that steps taken to ...

Encourage your third-grader to talk about the math concepts that they are learning at school. Don’t just ask, “How was math today?” Instead, ask them to tell you about something your child learned in ...

To learn more about The Alabama Education Lab and receive notifications about stories and events, sign up for its newsletter, Ed Chat. The Alabama Literacy Act, first passed in 2019, will go fully ...

Experts and previous reporting show that there is no basis for this claim, which has been recycled by politicians and others for years. Private prisons use inmate projections from state governments, ...

North Carolina was one of 10 states in the nation that saw statistically significant declines in fourth-grade math scores from 2015 to 2017, according to data released Tuesday by the National ...