At some point over the past few pandemic years, many states pressed pause on one particular high-stakes, controversial piece of education policy: 3rd grade retention. But now, it’s back. The ...

Fifty-four percent of English learners at this school are reading and writing at grade level by third grade, according to their scores on Smarter Balanced, the state’s standardized test. That’s more ...

This week, Education Week hosted a webinar to discuss the research base around 3rd grade retention policies—under what conditions they are most effective, and what cautions states and districts ...

For the essay he wrote himself, "Tom" said received a low 2.1 grade. However, for the AI-assisted essay he was given a first – the highest grade he'd been ever awarded, per the report.

Nike Pays Michael Jordan $1.3 Billion and Is Asking Teachers to Grade Essays for Free. When doing something good for the community, make sure you’re not just asking others to sacrifice.

The testing window for the IREAD-3 assessment opens in just a few days. Legislation passed last year requires 3rd grade students to be retained if they do not pass the Indiana reading assessment.

Teachers are using AI to grade essays. But some experts are raising ethical concerns By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN 6 minute read ...

PEABODY — A third-grade student from South Elementary School has won this year’s George Peabody Essay Contest. Fittingly, for his desire to enhance local schools.

Some teachers are leaning on software called Writable that uses ChatGPT to help grade papers but is “tokenized,” so essays do not include any personal information, and it’s not shared ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Teaching cursive writing seems to be a thing of the past – or so you would think. The Richmond County Board of Education is proposing new guidelines to teach cursive ...