KSDE is strangely quiet on conflicting claims about students below grade level - The Sentinel

KSDE is strangely quiet on conflicting claims about students below grade level - The Sentinel

State Commissioner of Education Randy Watson was quoted last week by the Kansas Reflector, saying, “A lot of research says if you’re not at that grade level by the time you hit third grade, it’s really hard to catch up, and most do not. In fact, more fall further behind.” He’s right. The odds of a student closing the gap is very low, but his statement also raises an important question. Watson and others at the Kansas State Department of Educatio…