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[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: grade retention in Michigan
It's far more important to advance positive suggestions for helping children whose reading skills aren't developing than it is to keep harping on the deficiencies of standardized tests or the problems "inherent" in not promoting kids. That's what the Reading Association, reading professors, and legislators should be working on together. Keep me and parents and kids posted on that instead of the huffing and puffing. Art -----Original Message----- From: Nancy Patterson <patterna@gvsu.edu> To: arn-l@interversity.org Sent: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:07 am Subject: [arn-l] grade retention in Michigan Two Michigan senators, Republicans Nancy Cassis and Wayne Kuipers, have wri tten a bill that will force schools to retain all third graders who do not pass a standardized test. The Michigan Reading Association has already wri tten a position on that, and the newly formed Michigan Alliance of Reading Professors will be meeting tomorrow morning to write a position paper and a press release that will discuss the problems inherent in grade retention. I'll keep you all posted. Nancy Nancy Patterson, PhD Literacy Studies Program Chair College of Education Grand Valley State University 920 Eberhard Center 301 W. Fulton Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504 616-331-6226 patterna@gvsu.edu http://faculty.gvsu.edu/patterna ----------------------------------------------- Report list problems to listmom@interversity.net ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com
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