Jun. 21—Some Alabama school districts made big gains on the state's third grade reading test, even as expectations grew tougher, but local districts generally saw a slight drop in the percentage of ...

Alabama’s school chief said Thursday that 10,000 or more third graders could be at risk of being held back this summer under new reading benchmarks to move to fourth grade. The high-stakes requirement ...

The Alabama Board of Education is set to raise expectations for third graders by gradually increasing a benchmark on the state’s high-stakes reading test. Currently, educators decide whether or not a ...