Ohio 3rd graders who can't read at grade level could be held back under Gov. John Kasich's plan

Third-graders who are not reading at grade level would be held back a year under a midterm budget plan Gov. John Kasich will announce today.

The policy will be part of a handful of education initiatives the Republican governor will unveil, the administration confirmed to The Plain Dealer. Other items in the plan, which would require legislative approval, include revamping teacher evaluation metrics and overhauling the state's school report card because the administration believes it encourages mediocrity...