Towson, MD (WBFF) — March is National Reading Month, which means the focus across many American classrooms is on early childhood literacy. And when it comes to learning how to read, most experts agree ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The new third grade retention law in Tennessee has many parents angry and upset. There's been multiple meetings about it, one of which was at the NAACP. A speaker said they ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A pandemic-related exception to the requirement that students repeat the third grade if they’re not reading proficiently ends with this academic year, and state lawmakers are ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — It's the start of Tennessee's legislative session. Many school boards are asking lawmakers to appeal or remove a law they say does more harm than good. The third grade ...

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, ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The state’s third-grade retention law is forcing thousands of students back in the classroom during their break if they want to advance to fourth grade. As vacation season gets ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — State lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a bill they hope will address the shortcomings of Tennessee’s new third-grade retention law. During a House K-12 Subcommittee meeting, Rep ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Daniel Gragg’s son Ryland has all A’s and B’s in third grade in Wilson County, though Gragg says it never comes easy. “My son works very hard,” he said. “He’s not gifted, ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Knox County Schools released the third and fourth grade English Learning Arts TCAP report on how many students qualified to move on to the next grade without intervention.