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, if parents ...
or if they’ve got children in this year’s third grade– what they need to do is just focus on those reading skills,” explained Dr. Mackey. But some opposed the resolution. “We’ve got to ...
MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Board of Education voted 7-to-2 on Thursday to raise the score requirement on the state’s third grade reading test — the first hurdle determining whether the ...
More than 100 community members gathered at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden on Oct. 8 to hear discussion on the value and importance of literacy, and whether it should be considered a civil right as the ...
After their first STAAR testing experiences in third grade, students are tested ... to meet grade level or score higher on reading and English assessments and 48% of students to meet grade level ...