The EPIC report notes 548 third graders were retained last year, double the number from the previous year prior. All told, 5,648 students third-grade pupils were at or below 1,252 points on the M-STEP ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Schools are entering summer break around the Tri-Cities, but the work for school administrators is only beginning. Grand jury blasts Kingsport schools, teacher charged ...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) – An early literacy bill is expected to clear the Michigan Legislature on Wednesday, requiring third-graders be held back if they lag in reading, though there are a number of ...

LANSING (AP) - Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed an early literacy bill on Thursday, requiring third-graders be held back if they lag in reading, though there are a number of exemptions to let kids ...