LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Thousands of third graders are at risk of retention due to reading insufficiency, as revealed in a House and Senate Education Committee meeting Tuesday.
The new requirement for third graders to pass a certain reading level before moving on to the 4th grade is a part of the LEARNS Act.
“But the child’s suffering because the adults aren’t getting them the support they need, and I will never say, ever, say ever that because you’re a poor kid from the delta that you should have access to unqualified teachers,” Secretary of Education Jacob Oliva says…