Imagine a state that ranked dead last in nearly every education ranking. More than half of third-grade students were unable to read proficiently. Colleges were pouring millions into remedial education ...

Out of nearly 3,300 third graders in New Orleans public schools last year, only four were required to repeat the grade under a new state reading law. It isn't because the city's students are so ...

Reston, VA - September 10, 2025 - The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) today responded to the newly released NAEP Grade 12 mathematics results with an urgent call for systemic action ...

Algebra has long been a fundamental part of any high school math curriculum. In many places it's become a fundamental part of the middle school math curriculum, too. In recent years, more students ...

The 2025 IREAD assessment results released on Wednesday showed 87.3% of Indiana third-graders demonstrated proficiency on the state exam, up from 82.5% reported last year. The nearly five percentage ...

Parents are stressed, and kids are coming home crying. These are the emotions more families say they're experiencing this summer because of a new law that will likely mean more third graders are kept ...

Maya Sargent serves as the neighborhood reporter for Northwest Tallahassee. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — John G. Riley Elementary School are celebrating a "B" grade from the Florida Department of ...

Diamond, a third grader in Jefferson Parish, does a timed reading exercise with her summer school teacher, Emily Gurtner. Emily Gurtner sits at a small table in the corner of her third-grade classroom ...

Shijay Sivakumar, the middle school spelling whiz who made the Scripps National Spelling Bee, is now in high school and placed third in the state UIL Spelling and Vocabulary contest in Austin earlier ...

MARIETTA, Ohio (WTAP) - One elementary student in Marietta achieved a perfect score on the Ohio third grade state math test. Calin Oates, a third grader at Marietta Elementary School, aced the ...

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A carbon-dioxide-powered lava lamp is a low-cost, safe activity for third graders. Oil and water are added to a container, along with food coloring. The food coloring will not dissolve in the oil ...