A few weeks ago I posted about a news story I heard regarding a bill that was being introduced in South Carolina. Although I live in North Carolina, I am less than five minutes from the South Carolina state line, therefore, any educational news from our southern state always interests me. This bill was Senator Harvey Peeler and is called, "South Carolina Read to Succeed Act." It's a short report, so it doesn't take long to read. It reviews statistics from Florida and how the successful their reading on 4th grade standardized tests has improved since implementing this policy ten years ago.
http://wspa.membercenter.worldnow.com/story/21643021/bill-would-hold-back-sc-3rd-graders-not-reading-at-grade-level
Nancy,
ReplyDeleteI am so thanksful that you are keeping up with this and that I have been assigned to follow your blog! You are keeping me well-informed about what is going on with education in my own state. :) It's amazing to see the results showing how much this has helped Florida's schools. We just might be on the right track...finally! Thanks for sharing.
Lauren
Lauren,
ReplyDeleteGood find and thanks for sharing. It is always very interesting to me how different states address similar issues. I live way up in Idaho, and it is interesting to compare our state to some of the research/reports you found. Thanks for sharing. Jeff