HB 5111 — Hold back 3rd graders who don’t test proficient in reading
Introduced by Rep. Price; version H-3 reported from House Edu. Cmte.; analysis as of 12/10/2013
Why this deserves your attention:
Helping all children to read, enjoy reading, and read effectively, is one of the central tasks we expect of our public schools. This bill would focus, however, on stigmatizing students, teachers and schools who do not meet an arbitrary deadline for “proficient” reading. Moreover, that “proficiency” measure is based on scores on a state standardized test which has not yet been selected. A companion bill, HB 5144, would identify, but not fund, intervention programs. The Governor’s FY2015 budget proposal makes some existing funding for “at-risk” students available for reading programs, but includes no new funds for this.
