2023!-MI no longer holds back!!-----More States Threaten to Hold Back Third-Graders Who Can’t Read

Supporters say the laws motivate students to work hard, while others say they are unfair - Sara Randazzo and Scott Calvert 

At least 16 states have tried to use reading tests and laws requiring students to repeat third grade to improve literacy.
In the race to fix a nationwide reading crisis that worsened during the pandemic, more states are threatening to make students repeat third grade to help them catch up years to use reading tests and laws requiring students to repeat third grade to improve literacy. 

Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama and Nevada have all passed similar laws that will go into effect in the coming years.
Politicians and educational officials say the goal isn’t to hold children back, but to create an incentive to do well while also reducing social promotion...