Tennessee Conservative
Tennessee Ultimately Retained 898 Statewide Due To Its New Third-Grade Reading Retention Law. Less Than 40% Of Third-Graders Statewide Scored High Enough On The TCAPs To Be Promoted To Fourth Grade While Many Of The Others Used The Various Pathways To Advance Allowed By The State.
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After Nearly Two-Thirds Of Third Graders Across The State Failed To Score Proficient On This Year’s TCAP Reading Test, New Data Released By The Tennessee Department Of Education Shows That Nearly 82% Of Families Who Appealed The State’s Third Grade Retention Law Received Approval.
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Newly Released District Data Shows That While Many Districts Had A High Percentage Of Eligible Students Take The TCAP Retest, Most School Systems Still Saw Less Than 25% Of Those Students Earn A Proficient Score.
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About 34% Of Metro Nashville Third Graders Still Potentially Have To Deal With Summer School And Remediation After Failing To Pass A Second Attempt On The English Language Arts Portion Of The Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program.
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More Than Half Of Tennessee Third Graders At Risk Of Being Held Back Because Of Their Reading Test Scores Took Another Test Last Week To Try To Advance To Fourth Grade Without Summer School Or Tutoring.
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Here Are Five Things To Watch For As The General Assembly Convenes: Expect A ‘Quieter Year’ From Lee’s Administration, Lee Pledged More Money For K-12 Education, School Voucher Program Could Expand, Efforts To Attract And Keep Teachers Grow…
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Tennessee’s Controversial Third-Grade Retention Law Had New Rules Go Into Effect This Week. Some Parents And Local School Boards Have Spoken Out Against The Law, Saying Retention Is A Local Matter And Should Be Based On More Factors Than One Test.
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Only 27.4% Of MNPS Third Graders In MNPS Met The Benchmark Score On Tests Administered Last Spring. The School District Showed Some Of The Lowest Achievement Scores In Reading In Middle Tennessee.
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