3rd Graders

Ivey faces Decision on Promotion Requirement for 3rd Graders

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is weighing whether to delay next year’s high-stakes requirement to hold back third-graders who aren’t reading on grade level. Ivey has through Thursday to sign legislation by Democratic Sen. Rodger Smitherman of Birmingham that would push back the promotion requirement from the 2021-22 school year to the 2023-24 school year. If she…

Lawmakers Delay High-Stakes Reading Test for 3rd Graders

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – After COVID-19 disrupted two school years, Alabama lawmakers on Monday voted to delay an upcoming state requirement for third-graders to pass a reading test before moving up to the fourth grade. The House of Representatives on Monday voted 68-27 for the bill by Sen. Rodger Smitherman, D-Birmingham, that would delay the promotion requirement, now set to…