Dropout Bill Includes Third Grade Early Warning Index

"Proficiency in third grade reading is a huge indicator of the likelihood that a child will graduate from high school," Chang-Diaz said when I interviewed her earlier this year. "Early education is not the only lever we push on in this bill, but it’s absolutely an important piece of the puzzle."

by Irene Sege

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