BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — About 4,700 of last year’s Alabama third graders were at risk of being held back this year under the state’s 2019 literacy law, but exactly how many are repeating the grade won’t be known until October, State Superintendent Eric Mackey said recently.
That number is down from the 6,500 that didn’t pass spring testing, but were able to retest later.
Mackey earlier this month told state board of education members that if last year’s numbers are any indication, the number of students actually repeating third grad will end up being much smaller…