The average third grader should be able to read the headline to this column. The words are short. Most are one syllable. The sentence is free of jargon and the language is easy to understand. In fact, ...

The Mississippi Department of Education this week released sample questions from a third-grade reading test that will determine the fate of some 38,000 students statewide. The Third-Grade Reading ...

Starting the 2019-20 school year, students who are at least a grade level behind in their reading ability by the end of third grade could be held back under a new state law. In preparation, Michigan ...