Legislation that would make students repeat third grade if they can't pass state reading exams is being considered in Colorado, Iowa, New Mexico, and Tennessee, she writes, reviving debates about whether retaining students boosts achievement or increases their odds of dropping out. (educationnext.org)
According to a report by a Florida legislative agency, the percentage of children repeating third grade rose to 13 percent that year, up from 3 percent a year earlier. (cleveland.com)
Yellen repeated her third grade teacher tutorial about how savers have indirectly have benefited because of the bounty of jobs available for them and their children and grandchildren and they should stop complaining because home prices have increased to pre-crisis levels in many parts of the country — all because of the wonderful work of the FED and its QE programs. (yragharris.com)