With the start of the 2026-2027 school year, third graders who do not meet reading level standards could be held back unless parents intervene, according to a new policy from the Maryland Board of ...

Brent Johnstone and Akeiff Staples are encouraging fathers and caregivers to read to their kids daily through their ...

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Major changes are coming to your child’s classroom. On Tuesday, the Maryland State Board of Education took action to address ...

We know that when it comes to school accountability, what gets measured gets done. In some states, measurement of student ...

The Maryland State Board of Education gave final approval Tuesday to a controversial literacy policy that calls for holding back third grade students who aren’t meeting reading standards, if parents ...

Nearly 1,400 Millard elementary students will soon have the opportunity to improve their reading skills through a new literacy initiative that could last until 2029.

Louisiana rarely leads the pack in education — except when it comes to reading.

This week, a new Maryland education policy was passed that allows third graders performing poorly in reading to be held back ...

Chicago Public Schools third- through eighth-grade state test scores increased in 2024, with reading finally surpassing 2019 ...

New Illinois public school test data shows reading and math proficiency rates for third- through eighth-grade students ...

To inform voters, the Chicago Tribune education team posed a series of questions to the candidates running for Chicago’s ...