Unpacking Tennessee’s third grade retention law
More than 60% of Tennessee third graders could be at risk of being held back this year.
That’s because, under a state law that passed in 2021, students who score less than proficient on the English language arts portion of the state’s big standardized test may not advance to fourth grade. In previous years, only a little over one third of Tennessee’s third graders scored “proficient” or above on the TCAP.
But the law does include exceptions for certain students, and interventions that can help kids get caught up while allowing them to move on to the fourth grade.
In this episode, we dig into…
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