Some third graders will pass the above average reader requirement set by the state, but those who don t will be required by law to enroll in summer school, get a
A proposed resolution requesting the Tennessee General Assembly amend the third-grade retention law failed to win support of the Hamilton County school board Thursday evening.
The Hamilton County Board of Education is set to vote Thursday on a resolution requesting the Tennessee General Assembly to amend the third-grade retention law and allow school districts to make retention decisions for third- and fourth-grade students.
While Tennessee legislators are poised to revisit a law requiring students to learn to read in third grade or risk being held back, the Hamilton County school district s summer tutoring plans are still well underway.