Third-grade testing woes: Retention, tutoring, and re-exams

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60% of third graders in Tennessee are at risk of retention based on their scores from the state reading test. A new law requires students scoring below "proficient" to attend summer school, tutoring, or re-take the test to be promoted to the fourth grade. A sample test shared by a local school district shows the kind of questions students are expected to answer, including reading passages, writing, and grammar questions. Adults on the street struggled to answer the questions.
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