1 in 4 Students Are in the Bottom Quartile in Reading
School is in session. But what kind of schools are we sending our kids to?
Every morning as we send our eager fourth graders off to school, ready to learn with their backpacks and lunch boxes, we are entrusting them to an education system that accepts the fact that nearly 25% of them are reading in the bottom quartile on standardized tests.
Let me repeat again in bold for added emphasis: One in four U.S. fourth graders are reading in the bottom quartile. This is not okay.
At Last Stand for Children First, it's our goal to make sure every child in America has a great teacher in every
Every morning as we send our eager fourth graders off to school, ready to learn with their backpacks and lunch boxes, we are entrusting them to an education system that accepts the fact that nearly 25% of them are reading in the bottom quartile on standardized tests.
Let me repeat again in bold for added emphasis: One in four U.S. fourth graders are reading in the bottom quartile. This is not okay.
At Last Stand for Children First, it's our goal to make sure every child in America has a great teacher in every