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Texas program will help third graders catch up in reading. Here's what to know.

The Texas Education Agency is rolling out a new program that offers third graders who are struggling academically a way to get extra help. The Parent Access to Supplemental Supports, or PASS, program ...
The Knoxville Focus

Emerald Academy receives award for 3rd grade reading scores

On Monday, November 2, Emerald Academy was awarded $20,000 for its 3rd-grade reading achievement (59.6% ELA proficient).
Harvard Medical School

Which grade is most important to a child’s development?

Pamela Mason is senior lecturer in education at Harvard Graduate School of Education and co-chair of the Teaching and Teacher Leadership Program. As a literacy researcher, practitioner, and former ...
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See which Alabama schools lead — and lag — in third-grade reading

Though 88.2% of Alabama third graders overall scored high enough on the spring reading test to move on to fourth grade, reading success varied across public schools statewide. Many schools saw every ...