Tennessee bill to ease reading law’s retention policy for 4th graders clears first hurdle
State lawmakers advanced legislation Tuesday that would put fewer fourth graders at risk of being held back this year under Tennessee’s 2021 reading law.
Topic: TCAP
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March 2024
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February 2024
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Tennessee’s reading law gets pushback again as thousands of students could repeat fourth grade
The 2021 law that vexed third-grade families last year offers fewer promotion pathways this year.
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July 2023
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Literacy Mid-South hiring 100 to expand free tutoring program
Literacy Mid-South is seeking to hire 100 tutors for its Tutor901 program, an initiative to provide free in-school English and language arts tutoring for second to fourth graders.
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MSCS test scores show English improved, but math lags
TCAP results for Memphis-Shelby County School students show increased proficiency in 10 out of 11 subjects, including English Language Arts.
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June 2023
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Letter to the Editor: TCAP scores should change how we vote
“When the elections actually occur and you go to vote, please remember one definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result.”
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May 2023
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TCAP test: More than 75% of MSCS third graders are behind
The district has 8,500 third graders across both district-managed and charter schools. That means that around 6,494 of them did not score proficient on the test.
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Germantown has Tennessee’s highest third grade language arts proficiency
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Here’s how suburban third graders fared on the TCAP
Under state law, third graders who score less than proficient on the TCAP are at risk of retention; some local suburban districts revealed between 7.3% and 12% of their students may need to retake the test.
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More than half of Tennessee third graders fall short on state test
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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August 2022
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One day, one test: Keeping score isn’t as easy as 1, 2, 3
Even as Tennessee moves forward with a law that could hold back tens of thousands of third graders, there is widespread misunderstanding about what it even means to read at “grade level.”
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One day, one test: Suburban superintendents wary of retention law
Suburban superintendents are concerned about the high stakes attached to the TCAP test and if it’s an accurate measure of whether students are reading proficiently.
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July 2022
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Suburban districts see varied TCAP scores
Suburban districts saw various improvements on TCAP data, released Wednesday. The third-grade retention law remains concerning for education leaders.
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MSCS applauds ‘unprecedented gains’ despite low scores
Memphis-Shelby County Schools leaders put a positive spin on TCAP numbers released by the state Wednesday, July 6, saying they represent “unprecedented gains.”
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MSCS students making progress but TCAP scores are still low, data shows
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August 2021
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Some suburban districts show highest proficiency rates in Tennessee
Five of the Shelby County suburban districts saw some of the top achievements in results for TCAP, the state-mandated testing.
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Key takeaways from SCS’ standardized testing results
SCS’ standardized testing data revealed the district’s weaknesses and gaps, widened by COVID-induced learning disruptions.
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SCS test scores show historic learning loss
Newly released standardized test scores show a widening gap between Shelby County Schools and the rest of the state.
Related story: Local suburban districts regress in TCAP scores
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