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. (WATE) — As standardized testing comes to an end in Knox County, students in fourth grade may be able to progress to fifth grade even if their TCAP English and language arts scores ...

Brenda Amparan leads her first graders in Spanish at Pueblo Elementary School in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Sept. 16, 2025. Dual-language programs benefit all students, but there is an accessibility issue ...

The parents of more than 7,800 Tennessee third graders won appeals after filing them in hopes of keeping their children from being held back due to a new state reading law. Those children can now ...

Fourth-grade students in Marie V. Duffy Elementary School were introduced to poetry writing in several forms as part of an Artist in Education (AIE) grant. In the three-day workshop, Ellen Papazian, a ...

WASHINGTON (ABC7) -- At the William E. Dior Junior Public Charter School for the Performing Arts, students in Demetrius Lancaster's fourth grade Language Arts class are practicing spelling. But to an ...