More than half of Tennessee third graders fall short on state test
A state comptroller report from April said that had the law been in effect last school year, 64% of the state’s third graders would have been eligible for retention. (Getty Images file)
Memphis-Shelby County Schools began releasing state-mandated test scores to students and families Monday, in a year when the district estimates that 41% of third graders would be at risk for retention.
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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.
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