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Full-Court Press for Mississippi Third Graders in Summer School Has Disappointing Resultsnew

Ever since Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed legislation two years ago declaring that third-graders could not be promoted without passing a test to prove they are adequate readers, parents, educators and advocates have debated the appropriateness of high stakes testing for eight and nine-year-olds.
Jackson Free Press  |  Nick Chiles and The Hechinger Report  |  07-30-2015  |  Education

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