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 ...

PHOENIX — Each spring Arizona students from 3rd to 8th grade take state assessments in Math and English Language Arts. Many 11th graders take the ACT for these same subjects. The data shows a slight ...