The Case Against Mandatory Retention Under the 3rd Grade Reading Guarantee

The Case Against Mandatory Retention Under the 3rd Grade Reading Guarantee - Season 3, Episode 9Ohio lawmakers have the chance to correct a major flaw with the state's so-called Third Grade Reading Guarantee by ending the requirement that students who don't achieve a cut score on one high-stakes test be held back in the 3rd grade. The State Board of Education is set to consider a resolution supporting that change at its November meeting. On this episode, Furman University professor Dr. Paul Thomas shares his research findings that show mandatory retention is ineffective and disproportionately harms students of color.SUBSCRIBE | Click here to subscribe to Education Matters on Apple Podcasts or click here to subscribe on Google podcasts so you don't miss a thing. And don't forget you can listen to all of the previous episodes anytime on your favorite podcast platform, or by clicking here.MORE | To read Dr. Thomas' white paper, "A Critical Examination of Grade Retention as Reading Policy," click here.

WATCH | Click here to watch the full October 10th press event with OEA President Scott DiMauro, Dr. Paul Thomas, State Board of Education member Dr. Christina Collins, HB 497 joint sponsor Rep. Gayle Manning, and Campbell Education Association member Karen Carney. Featured Education Matters guest: Dr. Paul Thomas P. L. Thomas, Professor of Education (Furman University), taught high school English for 18 years in South Carolina before moving to teacher education and teaching first-year writing. He is author of How to End the Reading War and Serve the Literacy Needs of All Students: A Primer for Parents, Policy Makers, and People Who Care 2nd ed(IAP).  Follow him at his blog http://radicalscholarship.wordpress.com/ and on Twitter @plthomasEdD.  Connect with OEA: Email educat