More States May Hold Back Third Graders for Reading Scores

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In an effort to fix what lawmakers have referred to as a reading crisis in the US. More and more states are passing laws that would require students to repeat the third grade if they did not score high enough on standardized reading tests. Tennessee is one state that passed legislation in 2021 which requires third graders to have proficient reading scores before they can enter the fourth grade. The law will go into effect this school year. Tennessee is among at least 16 other states including Louisiana and Alabama who have passed similar legislation to combat the literacy crisis among third graders that worsened during the pandemic.