A 2023 California law requires all students in kindergarten, first and second grade to be screened for risk of reading ...

The first major moment in a child’s schooling — what many educators call the "make-or-break" year for literacy — is third grade. By the end of third grade, students are expected to transition from ...

Since 2022, third-grade reading proficiency ... 260 school districts where early reading proficiency rose three to four points a year for three straight years. What are they doing that California ...