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fourth grade retention

Nashville schools share data on students’ reading progress. An education equity group wants more.

Alexis Marshall

June 17, 2024

One Nashville parent group is calling attention to what they’re calling a “hidden” literacy crisis among children in the city.

Filed Under: Education, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: fourth grade retention, literacy, Metro Nashville Public Schools, TCAP, third grade retention

Tennessee third and fourth graders hit all-time highs on English Language Arts TCAP. Still, less than half are proficient.

Alexis Marshall

June 14, 2024

The Tennessee Department of Education released statewide data on the English Language Arts section of TCAP Thursday. A student’s proficiency determines whether they automatically move on to the next grade.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, fourth grade retention, TCAP, tennessee department of education, third grade retention

Changes to Tennessee’s fourth grade retention law create a time crunch for schools and families

Alexis Marshall

May 16, 2024

Tennessee fourth graders will have a new way to move onto fifth grade if they performed poorly on the language arts section of last year’s state test.

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Bill Lee, fourth grade retention, K-12, literacy, Metro Nashville Public Schools, third grade retention

Senators criticize rollout of third grade retention in first meeting with new Tennessee education commissioner

Alexis Marshall

January 12, 2024

In her first appearance before the Senate education committee, Tennessee’s Education Commissioner Lizzette Reynolds received sharp criticism for the rollout of the state’s third grade retention law, which threatened to hold back kids who didn’t pass the English Language Arts section of their TCAP test.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Education Commissioner Lizzette Gonzalez Reynolds, fourth grade retention, K-12, school letter grades, school vouchers, Senate Education Committee, third grade retention

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