Parents now call the shots on whether their struggling third-graders are held back. But does it help or hurt Ohio students?
Across Ohio, school districts are promoting thousands of third graders who didn’t meet state reading benchmarks, placing unprecedented demands on limited resources for reading intervention. For the ...
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84% of Mississippi 3rd graders pass reading assessment for 2023-24 school year
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) today announced 84% of third graders passed the third-grade reading assessment ...
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Alabama leaders increase minimum score for third grade reading test
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF)— Education leaders in Alabama say they’re looking to continue the recent trend of more third graders reading at an acceptable level. To accomplish that, officials have decided ...
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Maryland education leaders approve controversial literacy policy
On October 22, the Maryland State Board of Education gave final approval to a literacy policy that, with parental consent, holds back third graders who fail to meet reading standards. 7News asked ...
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Md. education board approves plan to hold back third graders who fall short on reading
The Maryland State Board of Education gave final approval Tuesday to a controversial literacy policy that calls for holding back third grade students who aren’t meeting reading standards ...