GALLATIN, Tenn. (WTVF) — Students at Howard Elementary School's summer program are here to learn, but for just a few moments Tuesday, they were called upon to teach Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and an ...

A literacy summit organized by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's office hinted at a reconsideration of Republicans' school ...

Hot Springs School District leaders told the school board Tuesday they have ramped up classroom support, parent communication ...

This is the first year the controversial third-grade retention law will be in action. The rollout of the law has sparked heated conversations between lawmakers, education activists, parents and school ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan will no longer require school districts to hold back third graders who score too low on reading tests. In March 2023, the Democrats in control of state government ...

As Tennessee third graders sit for annual tests this week, lawmakers approved changes to the state’s retention law that could require as many as two-thirds of Tennessee third graders to attend ...

More Indiana third graders passed the IREAD-3 in 2024 compared to 2023. That is good news because in 2025, 3rd graders who don’t pass the state’s reading assessment could be held back. Local schools ...

Laura Taylor is an associate professor of educational studies and Laura Kelly is an assistant professor of educational studies at Rhodes College. After being a hot topic during last spring’s ...

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. — Summer break is underway for students and families across the state but with the new third-grade retention law in place, many third graders are spending their summer learning. In ...

The widespread effects of the Tennessee reading and retention law will be felt again this year for thousands of public school third and fourth graders and their families. The Tennessee Department of ...

BRISTOL, Va. (WJHL) – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee said he anticipates signing the recently passed fourth-grade retention bill into law. Lee told News Channel 11 while in Bristol on Monday that giving ...

The parents of more than 7,800 Tennessee third graders won appeals after filing them in hopes of keeping their children from being held back due to a new state reading law. Those children can now ...