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Tennessee’s 3rd-grade retention law requires ‘adequate growth’ to advance. Here’s what that means.

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters When Tennessee lawmakers passed a tough third-grade retention law.

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Parents could learn next week if their child is in jeopardy of being held back under Third-Grade Retention Law

School districts across the state should learn this week what students could be held back under the state’s new Third-Grade.

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House passes changes to Tennessee’s Third-Grade Retention Law. Compromise legislation now heads to the Governor

Debate over one of the biggest issues for education in Tennessee is over for the year. Thursday morning House members.

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Senate passes changes to Third-Grade Retention Law despite Democratic opposition

Tennessee Senators passed legislation on a partisan 26 to 4 vote Tuesday to reduce the number of children held back.

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Changes in Tennessee retention law will come too late for third graders this year

Tennessee lawmakers are moving toward a consensus on how to improve the state’s controversial new third-grade retention policy for struggling.

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Senator says 2 in 3 TN students not reading at grade level is “inexcusable” as Senate advances bill to alter retention policy

There was plenty of confusion for the Senate version of the Third-Grade Retention compromise bill during the Senate Finance, Ways,.

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Governor Lee touts investments in education to business leaders

Governor Bill Lee told Middle Tennessee’s business leaders his proposed investments in education are needed to keep Tennessee moving forward..

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Compromise Third-Grade Retention bill advances on unanimous House vote

Members of the Tennessee House Education Administration Committee unanimously advanced a compromise bill Wednesday designed to reduce the number of.

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‘Are We Really Going to Fail Those Students?’ With State Tests Next Month, Tennessee Reconsiders Holding Back Third Graders

In 2020, Faith Miles saw her kindergarten year broken up by the pandemic. Already slower to pick up language skills.

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Compromise to reduce the number of children held back from Tennessee’s Third-Grade Retention Law passes key committees

State lawmakers in two key committees advanced a compromise bill this week to tweak Tennessee’s highly criticized Third-Grade Retention Law..

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