“Third grade is a crucial year, where they learn a great deal of independence and independent reading as they go into state testing. PEP partnering with us to put books in their hands helps us ...

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 ...

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Some 60% of Tennessee third-grade students scored below proficiency in English language arts ...