Alabama, for example, passed legislation that required 3rd grade retention in 2019, but decided to delay the enforcement of that policy until the 2023-24 school year.

New bill wants to shift control of third-grade retention back to local school districts by: Erin McCullough. Posted: Jan 16, 2023 / 04:38 PM CST. Updated: Jan 16, 2023 / 04:38 PM CST.

Quints start 3rd grade and Blayke starts 7th grade! All my baby girls are just growing up so fast ,” Danielle captioned the post. “Praying for a safe and smooth new year.” ...

Those eligible include children attending kindergarten through 12th grade, up to 18 years old, and full-time college students, up to 23 years old, who live in the veteran’s home. “The financial ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — From third-grade retention to school safety, several issues have impacted students and teachers across Tennessee in 2023. Parents, schools, and lawmakers faced the ...

The research on longer-term effects of holding 3rd graders back, such as high school and post-secondary outcomes, is scant, Özek added. Retention policies can also have negative effects ...

Students who can’t read proficiently by the end of third grade, particularly children living in poverty, are more likely to drop out of school compared with proficient readers, according to a ...

In the 2021-2022 school year, more than 40% of Ohio’s third grade – or about 68,000 students – were not proficient in reading, as determined by standardized state testing.

"IREAD is really written towards an end of second grade, beginning of third grade reading level," says Concord 3rd grade teacher, Taylor Freymuth. Freymuth teaches at Oxbow Elementary School.

For example, while only 25% of third grade students in East Cleveland City School District scored proficient on the state’s reading test during the 2023-2024 school year, the district’s ...

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Thousands of 3rd graders are facing the possibility of repeating the grade due to test score results showing 35% of students in KCS did not score well. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...