Arkansas LEARNS has now been in effect for about two years. However, there’s now one policy in place that could put some third graders at risk of being left behind.

Just over half of the third graders in Jackson Public Schools are reading on grade level, according to test results released ...

Third grade is regarded as a turning point in reading, when students are expected to read more complex text across the school day. If they can’t read at grade level in upper elementary school and ...