A third-grade reading gate without strong early childhood systems is not a reading strategy. It is a reaction to unmet needs.

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 ...

Indiana third graders’ reading proficiency improved at a record-breaking rate in 2025, putting students’ scores on par with pre-pandemic levels. Statewide, 87.3% of third graders scored proficient on ...

State- and district-level Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program, or TCAP, test scores released July 8. The scores reveal mixed results as the effects of Tennessee's wide-reaching controversial ...