TCAP testing begins Monday. For Tennessee third graders and their families, the standardized test comes with a lot of pressure.
Nashville schools share data on students’ reading progress. An education equity group wants more.
One Nashville parent group is calling attention to what they’re calling a “hidden” literacy crisis among children in the city.
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.
More than 12,000 Tennessee fourth graders are in required tutoring this year. They’ll need to improve their test scores to go to fifth grade.
Students will need to show “adequate growth” when they take their spring TCAP exams. The state board of education is still finalizing what that means and heard a proposal during its meeting last week.
Tennessee is releasing third grade TCAP scores. Here’s what to know for students at risk of being held back.
Tennessee’s Department of Education is set to release scores Friday that determine whether third graders can automatically move on to fourth grade.
Parents flooded public meetings on Tennessee’s 3rd grade retention law. Now they’re taking action.
Some parents and educators are advocating for changes to a Tennessee law which could put the majority of third graders at risk of being held back.
Tennessee lawmakers have some regrets about rushing a new law holding back 3rd graders who struggle to read
At the end of this school year, third graders who score less than proficient on the English language arts section of the TCAP exam could be held back.
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