After its state board of education determined passing rates in May, nearly 15 percent of Mississippi’s third graders discovered their April reading test scores were not sufficient to enter fourth grade. Championed by Gov. Phil Bryant, the new cutoffs are intended to inspire improvements in academic achievement, despite more than $1.5 billion in school budget shortfalls since 2009. (Hechinger Report)
Mississippi Proceeds With Holding Back Third Graders
After its state board of education determined passing rates in May, nearly 15 percent of Mississippi's third graders discovered their April reading test scores were not sufficient to enter fourth grade.
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