Third graders in Missouri’s public schools could be held back one year if they’re not reading at a 3rd-grade level under legislation in a Missouri Senate committee. HB 2872 has already passed the Missouri House. The sponsor – State Rep. Cathy Jo Loy, R-Carthage – said...
Missouri senators debated an education bill Wednesday that aims to determine whether students who struggle to read should be promoted from third grade to fourth grade. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Brad Hudson, R‑Cape Fair, focuses on early literacy instruction in...
A Missouri Senate committee is considering legislation designed to improve literacy among elementary school students. Senate Bill 1442 includes a new reading assessment that all kids in 1st through 3rd grades would have to take three times a year to measure their...
