/tags/third-grade third grade en-US Copyright Thu, 07 Jun 2018 19:03:54 GMT /education/2018-06-07/anxiety-then-relief-for-nc-3rd-graders-taking-end-of-grade-testing Third graders at Smith Elementary School in Burlington took a break from class on a recent Friday afternoon to reflect on what school had been like… Thu, 07 Jun 2018 19:03:54 GMT /education/2018-06-07/anxiety-then-relief-for-nc-3rd-graders-taking-end-of-grade-testing Lisa Philip /education/2018-05-10/third-grade-can-be-a-stressful-year-for-students-and-their-parents Every day when Ismari Molina was pregnant with her first daughter, she saw what she calls “the big star” on her way home from work.“And I would just touch… Thu, 10 May 2018 11:25:31 GMT /education/2018-05-10/third-grade-can-be-a-stressful-year-for-students-and-their-parents Lisa Philip /education/2018-02-12/third-graders-the-kids-behind-the-test-scores Third grader Dylan Ward says that when he goes to college, he’s going to be a “professional football player, that’s it.”The shaggy-haired nine-year-old… Mon, 12 Feb 2018 13:54:41 GMT /education/2018-02-12/third-graders-the-kids-behind-the-test-scores Lisa Philip /education/2014-10-02/nearly-80-percent-of-third-grade-students-considered-proficient-readers Across the state, 79.2 percent of third-grade students showed they were proficient last year, according to a report presented to the State Board of… Thu, 02 Oct 2014 22:40:21 GMT /education/2014-10-02/nearly-80-percent-of-third-grade-students-considered-proficient-readers Reema Khrais /education/2014-02-05/under-pressure-nc-schools-request-different-third-grade-reading-tests Calling the current testing mandate excessive, school districts are asking the State Board of Education if they can implement their own tests to fulfill… Thu, 06 Feb 2014 03:36:59 GMT /education/2014-02-05/under-pressure-nc-schools-request-different-third-grade-reading-tests Reema Khrais