Gillian 4 00 a. M. Thanks for having me. Im Gillian Turner and this is americas newsroom. The threat a repeating third grade now is being designed to motivate students to work harder in school as some schools are struggling to overcome major setbacks lingering from the pandemic. Bill third grade is a critical benchmark. Those who cant read are four times more likely to drop out of school. Gillian memphis, tennessee, 76 of third graders there right now not proficient in reading. Only 1 of those students were held back a year. Bill at problem chronic absenteeism. More than a quarter of students are missing at least 10 of the school year. It puts them of greater risk of dropping out. The governor from arkansas Sarah Huckabee sanders with us yesterday. We have to get back to the basics of teaching math, reading, writing and american history. We cannot perpetuate a lie to our students and push this Propaganda Leftist Agenda Teaching our kids to hate america and hate one another. Its one of
Overcrowded classes, underqualified teachers, inadequate content, teaching methods, and limited resources all contribute to declining final exam scores in students.
History. we cannot perpetuate a lie to our students and push this propaganda leftist agenda teaching our kids to hate america and hate one another. it s one of the reasons we put into law banning things like indoctrination and crt. we want our kids to receive a quality education and make sure every student has access to it and a pathway to prosperity. bill: very critical issue. lydia hu has more. governor sanders is a proponent of requiring third graders to repeat the grade if they don t pass a reading requirement. she recently signed a sweeping education bill in arkansas that creates a reading requirement and also funds literacy coaches and provides grants for tutors and also increases teacher salaries. that move in arkansas comes as more states and schools try to make up for pandemic learning loss. schools grappling with plummeting standardized test scores. they show only 33% of students
Ivey vetoes delay of 3rd grade reading promotion requirement
KIM CHANDLER , Associated Press
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday vetoed legislation to delay next year’s high-stakes requirement to hold back third graders who aren’t reading at grade level, a postponement lawmakers wanted after the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted classrooms.
The veto means that the promotion requirement will take effect at the end of the 2021-22 school year. The governor said it is “hasty and premature” to delay the requirement before education officials can review the newest test scores.
“As a former teacher and even more so as governor, I believe early literacy is the gateway to all learning,” Ivey said in a statement. The governor said she is asking the state superintendent to brief the public on spring test scores when available and for the Alabama Committee on Grade Level Reading to make recommendations regarding any future action.