A quarter of Edmonton public elementary students read below grade level

A new school district-wide requirement for teachers to report every child’s reading level shows 27 per cent of Edmonton public elementary students were not reading at grade level in June.
It was a number that came before the Edmonton Public school board Tuesday with caveats that digits don’t tell the whole story about complex classrooms and teachers’ efforts to keep that number low.
“We would be the last people to make excuses — we want success for every kid. I know