For the first time, second graders are mandated to take the statewide reading assessment—allowing schools to catch literacy ...

Everyone takes math and ELA: All students in third through eighth ... to succeed on standardized tests. Consequences of not passing: Students who receive a grade of “not proficient” on one ...

The law also requires second graders to take the IREAD assessment. Schools must offer summer reading programs for second graders considered "at risk" on the assessment, as well as third graders who ...

Roughly half of students are on track to meet Chambersburg Area School District's goal that all students read and comprehend by third grade.

NAYTAHWAUSH — Karen Wadena, a third-grader at Naytahwaush Community Charter School, decided to dream big, and asked Gov. Tim ...