Indiana lawmakers want to hold back more 3rd graders. Will it actually improve literacy?

Scrambling to improve literacy rates among Hoosier students, state lawmakers seem adamant to toughen Indiana’s policy that requires most kids who are deficient in reading to repeat the third grade.

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