Maryland won’t force struggling readers to repeat third grade [Maryland will not be Carey Wright's Mississippi]

After getting flooded with public comments, the Maryland State Department of Education is softening the most controversial part of its proposed literacy policy.

In July, the education department drafted a mandate for third graders to be held back if they aren’t reading at grade level. The policy mirrored one Maryland’s State Superintendent Carey Wright introduced in Mississippi, which preceded a rise in fourth grade reading scores on a national test from second-to-last to the middle of the pack.

But it seems Maryland won’t be taking that exact approach. In a revised draft of the policy, parents have gained the right to challenge a school district’s decision to make a child repeat third grade...

https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/maryland-literacy-policy-third-grade-3DYNYLJ3YJFW3HNHORGVCBWQEM/