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 ...
Third graders in Maryland who don’t read on grade level by the end of the school year may find themselves repeating the grade. Maryland’s department of education is considering enacting a statewide ...
MSCS's Summer Learning Academy is mandatory for some third-graders based on TCAP scores. Around 3,100 third-graders are enrolled in the summer program, but the number required due to the reading law ...