Valley PBS and Fresno Unified School District have partnered with Golden 1 Credit Union to create Reading Explorers Lessons for grades Pre-Kindergarten through Third grade. The daily lessons will be ...

Nearly 5,000 Alabama third graders are at risk of being held back a year because they are not reading well enough, according to preliminary data released by state education officials Friday. State ...

The Alabama State Department of Education released data for Spring 2025 third-grade reading scores. Although, on the surface, the data showed a decrease statewide in students achieving a certain score ...

Editor’s Note: Click on the words highlighted in this story to pull up a definition and short research summary. Owings Mills, Md. - Jackie Chaney conducts her 2nd grade class with the finesse of a ...

The “science of reading” is making its way onto more governors’ and state legislators’ priority lists as the 2024 legislative session gets underway. In Massachusetts, Gov. Maura Healey, a Democrat, ...

Just 0.88% of Tennessee public school third graders were held back this year under the state's controversial reading law, despite 60% of the class falling short of a state reading benchmark this ...

Not only are teachers tasked with the gargantuan job of educating the next generation, but they're also stuck dealing with the emotional, physical, and mental tolls that come with the job. Despite the ...

Maryland State Superintendent of Education Carey Wright speaks at a meeting of the State Board of Education on July 23, 2024. (Courtesy MSDE TV via YouTube) Maryland’s State Superintendent of Schools ...

A third grade reading and retention law took effect for Tennessee public school children in 2023. Students must meet a state reading benchmark or take extra steps to avoid being held back. Three full ...

Michigan reflected a nationwide trend when it saw student test scores decline for fourth- and eighth-graders in reading and for eighth-graders in math between 2022 and 2024, according to national test ...

If you’re a parent, teacher, or librarian looking for the best 2nd books for 2nd graders (7 year olds) boys and girls, this chapter book list can help with recommendations of funny books to fantasy ...