Tennessee’s reading law gets pushback again as thousands of students could repeat fourth grade
Under a 2021 Tennessee law, at least 5,000 fourth graders are projected to be at risk of being retained this year based on this spring’s state test results for English language arts. (Catherine McQueen/Getty Images)
The 2021 law that vexed third-grade families last year offers fewer promotion pathways this year.
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Marta W. Aldrich is the senior statehouse correspondent at Chalkbeat Tennessee. A newswoman for The Associated Press for most of her career, Marta has covered state government, politics, business, education and other Tennessee news. She has served as news editor of United Methodist News Service and features editor of American Profile magazine. Marta is a graduate of Memphis City Schools and the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
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