Friday, January 31, 2020

Sooo, if 3rd graders can't read, promote 'em anyway-----Gov. Gretchen Whitmer launching effort to undercut Michigan’s third-grade reading law | Bridge Magazine

See the source imageGov. Gretchen Whitmer launching effort to undercut Michigan’s third-grade reading law | Bridge Magazine
"Undercutting Michigan’s controversial third-grade reading law, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will unveil in her State of the State address Wednesday an initiative to help struggling readers avoid flunking and advance to fourth grade.
...The intent, according to Whitmer, is to lower the number of kids who flunk because they are struggling readers.
...In October 2016, the Michigan Legislature passed a law requiring students who are more than a grade level behind in reading by the end of third grade to be retained, joining 15 other states with similar read-or-flunk laws.
...If past test scores are an indication, the state’s low-income, urban and minority children will be more likely to be flagged for retention.
...Teachers and principals can request a good cause exemption for students..."
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