NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Daniel Gragg’s son Ryland has all A’s and B’s in third grade in Wilson County, though Gragg says it never comes easy. “My son works very hard,” he said. “He’s not gifted, ...

As Tennessee third graders sit for annual tests this week, lawmakers approved changes to the state’s retention law that could require as many as two-thirds of Tennessee third graders to attend ...

As more states consider passing early literacy laws, one controversial aspect of these policies is back in the spotlight—grade retention. Twenty-five states and the District of Columbia either allow ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A pandemic-related exception to the requirement that students repeat the third grade if they’re not reading proficiently ends with this academic year, and state lawmakers are ...