Tag: Literacy

House Education Policy chair Terri Collins supports changes to third-grade reading requirements, not concerned about holdbacks

House Education Policy Committee chairwoman State Rep. Terri Collins (R-Decatur) is all-in on the recent adjustment to third-grade reading tests for Alabama students.

24% of Alabama third graders reading below grade level

According to research conducted by the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama, 24% of Alabama third graders tested are not reading on grade level.