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 ...

Inspired by Mississippi, more states are holding back third graders who struggle to read. But a new research paper shows that this policy can have harmful long-run consequences for those students.

Tens of thousands of students across Tennessee are awaiting the results of their standardized tests, which will set off a fast-moving timeline to determine whether they're held back under a ...

The widespread effects of a statewide third-grade reading and retention law are quickly unfolding after parents received the results of the standardized Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program test ...

3rd grade students around Indiana are getting ready to take the IREAD-3 assessment. IREAD-3 is measures foundational reading skills based on Indiana Academic Standards. Indiana Department of Education ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After being a hot topic during last spring’s legislative session, the issue of grade retention for elementary students is back in ...