Nancy Bailey’s Education Website: Third-Grade Retention: Parents Show Common Ground Fighting It Nancy Bailey’s Education Website: Third-Grade Retention: Parents Show Common Ground Fighting It My last post criticized Science of Reading (SoR) advocates for not fighting against third-grade retention or believing it’s good remediation for reading problems. Third-grade retention based on a test is a ploy to drive parents to take t…

Nancy Bailey’s Education Website: Fighting for a Public School for Students With Autism and Neurodiversity: Choices Parents Want Nancy Bailey’s Education Website: Fighting for a Public School for Students With Autism and Neurodiversity: Choices Parents Want For years, parents of children with special needs have demanded classroom inclusion. They want a Free, Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) in general classes, the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE). But …