With nearly 60% of California children not meeting state reading standards by the third grade, strong parent-teacher partnerships and a statewide shift toward evidence-based reading strategies are ...

Experts say third grade is a critical year for reading, where children cross the line from learning to read — sounding out words, figuring out sentence structure -- to reading to learn.

Third grade reading laws are a mixed bag in the US. Here's what other states have learned.

Does requiring struggling students to repeat 3rd grade lead to better reading results? It's complicated.

These laws are often called third-grade reading retention policies. They say, if a student cannot read at grade level, they either repeat third grade or receive interventions to catch up.

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension agents and local 4-H and FFA participants hosted area third graders at Ag Awareness Day.