While not required by the law, many school districts were reluctant to hinge the possibility of a third grader
moving on to the fourth grade on his or her performance on a single test, especially considering that North Carolina just adopted more rigorous standards and more difficult assessments based on those standards — meaning that even more students are likely to fail End of Grade tests than in years past.
End Social Promotion: In some states, third grade students are required to pass the state's reading test to be eligible to
move on to the fourth grade.
Every Indiana third grader will take a new reading exam in March to determine whether he or she can
move on to the fourth grade.
She says third graders shouldn't have to pass a reading test to
move on to fourth grade.
The new law allows parents to request an exemption to allow their child to
move on to the fourth grade.
«In 2012, we passed legislation to end social promotion in order to ensure that all students are reading on grade level prior to
moving on to fourth grade.
In case you didn't hear about it, Columbus has had good news about its reading scores: 87 percent of third - graders met the state's reading requirements and will
move on to the fourth grade, compared with about 74 percent last school year.