Whereas a good basic education is vital to our national intrests.
Whereas all students are required to take a state standardized test in grades 3-8.
Whereas the resulting scores normally place the student in one of three to four catagories (determined by state). For example excellant, proficent, basic, below basic.
Whereas the skills tested in each grade are culmative building on what shuold have been mastered in the previous grade.
School districts should be required to automatically retain and test for learning disabilities any student who scores in the lowest catagory and not pass them on to the next grade until they have mastered the curriculum.
This will prevent students arriving in High School unable to read and write on grade level.