The Tennessee Department of Education on Thursday released statewide average 3rd grade and 4th grade results for the ELA portion of the spring 2024 Tennessee Comprehensive Academic Program assessment.

The wave of early reading legislation across the country has brought a renewed focus on 3rd grade retention policies —requirements or recommendations that students who aren’t reading on grade level by ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Despite improvements in English Language Arts (ELA) test results, thousands of Tennessee children are at risk of not being promoted to the fourth grade. According to data ...

MSCS third-graders showed improvement on the 2025 TCAP English Language Arts section, with 29.2% meeting or exceeding expectations. Prior to exemptions and other interventions, 68% of MSCS ...