New Bill Would Stop High Stakes Testing For Oklahoma Third Graders

State Representative Curtis McDaniel filed legislation Thursday that would repeal high stakes testing requirements for third grade and high school students.

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The new state law says any third grader who fails the state-mandated reading test, would be forced to repeat third grade.

High School students must pass four out of seven year-end exams in order to graduate.

House Bill 2734 says state testing will still be required, but the results alone will not determine whether a student moves forward in school.