Hillsborough schools try consistency to shore up student reading levels
Hillsborough schools try consistency to shore up student reading levels Marlene Sokol, Tampa Bay Times © Times staff/Tampa Bay Times/TNS Terry Connor is deputy superintendent and chief academic officer for the Hillsborough County Public Schools. TAMPA — What if an elementary school had only five third-graders who could read on grade level? Or four fourth-graders. Or two in the fifth grade? Data released by the Hillsborough County School District shows dozens of results like these, especially at schools the state considers “persistently low performing.” There are good ...