That backwards Louisiana again

[Mik]

The only state where student literacy has risen since pandemic.

https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-03-13/louisiana-is-the-one-state-where-kids-have-gotten-better-at-reading-since-the-pandemic

[jon-nyc]

Cool. Any speculation as to how they did it?

[Jolly]

Hard work.

[89th]

They did 3 key things I’ve heard:

• passed 2021 law requiring literacy training for teachers
• emphasized phonics in districts
• empowered teachers to hold students back who aren’t passing literacy tests

(Joke) Also Louisiana was at 0% so they only had one direction to go

[taiwan_girl]

@89th said in That backwards Louisiana again:

empowered teachers to hold students back who aren’t passing literacy tests

One of the things I have hear about US schools is that they do a lot of "social promotion". So, someone will get promoted to the next grade level even if they really didn't meet the standard.