Skandera: 3rd-grade retention will boost graduate rates more

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico Public Education Secretary Hanna Skandera says policies advocated by Gov Susana Martinez must be enacted or the state’s high school graduation rates could fall after hitting record levels.
Skandera told The Associated Press lawmakers should pass the governor’s third-grade retention proposal to halt future high school students from dropping out. The bill would allow schools to require third-graders to repeat the third grade if they aren’