TREND Spring/Summer 2018 | Page 29

continued from page 15 Getting real numbers on what children are learning...Graduation rates are completely skewed when students are coming out not ready for college or technical education. -Chris H. Support teaching foundational skills only in primary grades. We are PUSHED to instead teach and test comprehension skills. The result is 3rd grade not reading on grade level. -Deborah C. Teach Quality and affordable Pre-K for all of TN students. If we believe reading by 3rd grade sets up for future success, early literacy options have to be a priority in all Districts. -Andrea M. State testing and what we consider standards... look at shifting the landscape of government education since it hasn’t really changed since the late 19th century!! -Kimber D.