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
Are proficient or higher in reading. that s why more states are considering making students repeat the third grade if they don t meet testing requirements. now, according to education commission of the states at least 16 states and d.c. require retention for third graders if they don t meet testing requirements. many of those states do have exceptions for students learning english or test well on other assessments. listen here. these third grade retention laws are great motivators for parents to become involved in their child s experience. students are not learning to read by third grade they re sent back and may not recover. it could be something that contributes to later problems. some states are moving in the opposite direction. michigan is ending the required retention of third graders no matter what their grades are on tests. instead the schools will offer tutoring that change coming