SEATTLE — State and federal education spending for K-12 schools in Washington is way up, but test scores in fourth grade reading and eighth grade math are dropping, according to a non-partisan ...

The fourth graders in Jeremy Lowe’s class at Atlanta’s Parkside Elementary School are on a tight deadline. They have only five minutes to write a dramatic “warm-up play” with characters, a setting, ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Lynchburg City Schools is requesting the return of a book containing inappropriate content that was given to some 4th and 5th-grade students during enrollment day. According to ...

A bill leaving decisions on holding back thousands of fourth graders affected by Tennessee's controversial reading law up to schools and parents passed the state legislature on Thursday. A ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — You probably remember the third grade retention debate here in Tennessee. But how about fourth grade retention? “Reading proficiency is still important,” Rep. Mark White ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — In 2023, hundreds of third-graders faced the possibility of being held back if they did not meet expectations on TCAP exams. Now, it could happen again, but it may look a little ...

Alabama is seeing one of the largest increases in fourth grade math scores in the country, as students across the state head into testing season.