Out of 54,025 students total, 330 were retained in the third grade due to reading challenges, the report shows. Some education organizations are taking different positions on the bill.

The old debate on censorship is taking place in the Duval County public schools. Several citizens protested the use of two new books added to the third-grade reading list: "Nasreen's Secret School"… ...

The Magnolia State jumped from second-to-last place in 4th grade reading scores in 2013 to the middle of the pack in 2019, a transformation some have called the “Mississippi Miracle.” ...

Third-grade reading and math tops the list, which also includes student attendance, graduation rates, student behavior and teacher incentives.

Alabama is one of 17 states that now require holding back students not reading on grade level by the end of their third grade school year, according to the National Conference on State Legislatures.