Education Week

The Case for Reading Tutoring Before 3rd Grade, Not After

This September, Savannah-Chatham County public schools tried out an intensive new tutoring program to help struggling readers ...
Cambridge Day

District stakeholders oppose holding back 3rd graders

A motion to fix issues with literacy in the public schools by holding back students who aren't proficient readers was the ...
Education Week

Head Start Advantages Mostly Gone by 3rd Grade, Study Finds

While Head Start participation benefited children’s learning and development during their time in the federally funded preschool program, those advantages had mostly vanished by the end of 3rd grade, ...
WAVE3

Back To Learning: A homeschooling guide for parents of 3rd-5th graders

Every Friday, WAVE 3 News will be sharing a grade-by-grade guide to help parents navigate the changing educational landscape. Today’s update is geared for families with 3rd-5th-grade students.
The Hechinger Report

Rethinking grade levels and school design for personalized learning

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Editor’s note: ...
al.com

Alabama expanding effort to improve pre-K through 3rd grade learning

Thirty-four more Alabama classrooms are adopting a program for prekindergarten through third grade that officials say aims to consistently use the best teaching methods for students during those ...
EdSource

Learning to read by third grade requires evidence-based instruction, panel says

With nearly 60% of California children not meeting state reading standards by the third grade, strong parent-teacher partnerships and a statewide shift toward evidence-based reading strategies are ...
CNN

Tennessee aims to tackle pandemic learning loss by making some kids repeat third grade

Harmony Fletcher likes to read and does so every night, but that was not enough to help her pass the English-Language Arts portion of Tennessee’s assessment exam (TCAP) last spring, her mother, ...
Science Daily

Early childhood programs found to significantly lower likelihood of special education placements in third grade

Access to state-supported early childhood programs significantly reduces the likelihood that children will be placed in special education in the third grade, academically benefiting students and ...
WHNT

Gov. Ivey adds 55 new Pre-K-3rd Grade Classrooms to Expand Early Learning Efforts

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Gov. Kay Ivey’s ...
The Conversation

Are mixed‑grade classes any better or worse for learning?

Linley Cornish does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...