One Nashville parent group is calling attention to what they’re calling a “hidden” literacy crisis among children in the city.
Tennessee third and fourth graders hit all-time highs on English Language Arts TCAP. Still, less than half are proficient.
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.
Changes to Tennessee’s fourth grade retention law create a time crunch for schools and families
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.
Senators criticize rollout of third grade retention in first meeting with new Tennessee education commissioner
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.