DPI says halving the number of language arts standards will allow teachers to go into more detail on what students should know.

Fourth graders who enrolled in yearlong tutoring to avoid being held back in third grade must pass the English language arts section of the TCAP or hit individualized growth goals set by the state.

Many students will earn an A+ in English and math. However, one has to acknowledge the amazing efforts of Andrian Popovski, a fourth-grader at Utica Community Schools Schwarzkoff Elementary School in ...