Lipscomb University's Nationally Recognized College of Education Selected to Be Part of Project to Improve Literacy in Tennessee
January 27, 2024
January 27, 2024
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 27 -- Lipscomb University issued the following news:
For the last decade, Tennessee has had historically low literacy rates. Current data indicates that a Tennessee student has a two-in-five chance of learning to read and write on grade level by the end of third grade. Pandemic-related school closures in 2020 and 2021 exacerbated achievement gaps across student groups and led to further declines in third grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency.
For the last decade, Tennessee has had historically low literacy rates. Current data indicates that a Tennessee student has a two-in-five chance of learning to read and write on grade level by the end of third grade. Pandemic-related school closures in 2020 and 2021 exacerbated achievement gaps across student groups and led to further declines in third grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency.