Ten little feet stomped in unison inside the library at Frankie Woods McCullough Academy, and a loud chant started. “Can you read like the cougars read, can you write like the cougars write? Can you roll like the cougars roll?” asked the elementary school’s cheerleaders, facing a crowd of students, parents, and educators. “I don’t […]
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Literacy Overhaul Bill — With Third-Grade Retention Requirement — Heads to Governor
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle Indiana senators gave final approval for a literacy overhaul bill that will require reading-deficient third-graders to be held back a year in school. Senate Bill 1, which seeks to remedy Indiana’s literacy “crisis” by requiring schools to administer the statewide IREAD test in second grade […]