Missouri educators oppose bill that would force struggling readers to repeat third grade

Missouri educators oppose bill that would force struggling readers to repeat third grade

State Rep. Cathy Joy Loy, a Republican from Carthage, said her bill to automatically retain third-graders in Missouri who are struggling to read is a “chokehold” to “stop the bleeding of kids who don’t read.” But speaking to the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday morning, school administrators said literacy rates are showing improvement after three … Read more