The state legislature may make some changes in the “Read by Grade 3.” Apparently there are concerns that lots of third graders will be held back, creating something of a traffic jam in schools. Under the law passed in 2015, third graders who don’t test high enough would be failed, and have to repeat a grade. AB 289 would let parents decide if their child would be held back. Assemblyman Tyrone Thompson says an estimated 9,000 third graders could be flunked under the current law, basically creating a second third grade.