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Education

Should we flunk third graders who can't pass a standardized test? Here's what the research says.

Dustin Dwyer

Last week, the House Education committee at the state capitol passed a piece of legislation that would force schools to flunk any third grader who failed…
Education

A testing line in the sand...at the third grade

Dustin Dwyer has unfolded himself from the tiny desks at Congress Elementary School in Grand Rapids. He's listening to hours of tape for our next…