Email not being marked as read

I've got an ongoing problem where when I read email on one device, it is still marked as unread on my other devices. To get another device to mark the email as read, I must open the mail app (as the foreground application, not just running in the background), and go to the inbox. Then, after about 20 seconds of waiting, it will mark the emails that I've previously read on another device as read.
I have a MacBook Pro, an iPhone, and an iPad, and it is tedious and irritating and confusing to always have these phantom new messages showing on every device, which turn out to be the emails that I've read elsewhere many hours prior.
I've tried experimenting with different push settings for Mail, but it doesn't seem to have any effect.
Is there anything I can do to have my various devices stay in active sync in regards to when emails are marked as read?

If you haven't already tried, you might try deleting and adding back the account on all effected devices. To do this on an iOS device, go to Settings>iCloud, turn Mail off, then back on. To do this on a Mac, go to System Preferences>iCloud, uncheck Mail, restart your Mac then go back and check Mail again.

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I tested in my lab, it worked for public folders. My Outlook version is Outlook 2013.
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