Ky. Bill To End Multi-Age Grouping in Grades 1-3 Advances
Kentucky lawmakers forwarded a bill last week that would gut the most prominent part of the state's ungraded-primary program.
The bill, which passed the House on a 89-5 vote late last week, would eliminate a requirement that children be grouped by ability rather than age in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades.
The bill's sponsor argued that the provision has caused unnecessary problems for teachers and detracts from other aspects...
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