From a guest post written today:
Should we hold 3rd graders back because they don’t pass a reading test? I have another idea…
Senate Bill 258 is being debated by our lawmakers would hold third graders back if they don’t pass the ISTEP reading test.
I can see some sense in this, but at the same time, I think students should be remediated while still in their same age group. In the high schools, students who don’t pass the end-of-course assessments keep moving up with their peers, but they repeat the one course and have remediation in the one subject. There is a mix of age groups in most classes–based on the level of need.
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