Speakers call third-grade reading retention law ‘unfair’ at town hall
Memphis-Shelby County Schools board member Amber Garcia (middle) attends a town hall meeting to discuss the state's new third-grade reading retention law on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Under the third-grade retention law, students who don’t score proficiently on the English Language Arts portion of their TCAP test are eligible to be held back unless they meet certain conditions.
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MICAH MSCS Memphis-Shelby County SchoolsAarron Fleming
Aarron Fleming covers Memphis and Shelby County’s court system and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. He formerly covered education and earned his B.A. in journalism from the University of Memphis.
Ian Round
Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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