PHOTO GALLERY: More states holding back students

By Mike Hutmacher/The Associated Press

February 5, 2013 | 5:05 p.m. CST

Kansas is one of an increasing number of states that are not promoting students who are struggling to read at the end of third grade.

Jefferson Elementary third graders Qwalynde Cain, left, and Sata Lumpkins work on a reading assignment during class on Jan. 23 in Wichita, Kan. | Mike Hutmacher/The Associated Press

Jefferson Elementary third grader Chloie DeLancy works on a reading assignment on Jan. 23 in Wichita, Kan. | Mike Hutmacher/The Associated Press

Jefferson Elementary third grader Anthony Grinnel works on a reading assignment on Jan. 23 in Wichita, Kan. | Mike Hutmacher/The Associated Press

Delilah Crossette, a third grade teacher at Jefferson Elementary, reads with her students on Jan. 23 in Wichita, Kan. | Mike Hutmacher/The Associated Press