As states pass laws requiring schools to follow the “science of reading,” one aspect of these policies has stirred up particular controversy: Holding back struggling readers who don’t reach ...
The release of TCAP reading scores on May 19 set off a fast-moving timeline for thousands of Tennessee third graders to avoid being held back. A state reading and retention law hinges on third grade ...
More than 4,000 third graders are enrolled in summer programming at MNPS as the effects of the state reading law unfold. Promising Scholars, the MNPS summer program, runs from May 29-June 27. Some ...