A retention policy tied to state reading test scores is drawing both support and skepticism
districts can also use existing Temporary Aid for Needy Families funds to pay for costs associated with economically disadvantaged students.“Some parts are funded, some parts are unfunded, and I do think it’s disproportionate based on your district,” said Breanna Sommers, a policy analyst with The Education Trust in Tennessee. “We know that, in some cases, maybe an entire third-grade class is nonproficient, and [districts are] going to have to really foot the bill for a ton of that.
Issues such as exposure to violence, lack of health care and food and housing insecurity impede a child’s ability to learn at a high level. “Most governments are doing things in those areas, but what they’re doing is insufficient to be a strong enough intervention to have an effect on the rates at which students learn,” Reville said. “We have to do more.
But Taylor said she hasn’t heard anything from the school about the state’s third-grade reading retention law.
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