McMahon appeared to be referencing National Assessment of Educational Progress proficiency scores, which do not indicate grade-level performance.

The release of TCAP reading scores sets off a fast-moving timeline for Tennessee third graders to avoid being held back.

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Reading's Hendry Mendez goes 3 for 5 and drives in five runs in the two wins. Hendry Mendez went 3 for 5 with a homer and five RBI as the Reading Fightin Phils swept an Eastern League doubleheader Wednesday night against the Portland Sea Dogs at Hadlock Field.

Reading will hope to score one of the top seeds in the Division 2 state tournament when the brackets are finalized next week.

The Berks County coroner’s office is seeking assistance locating next of kin for Thomas Cobbs, 65, Reading, who died Tuesday night in Reading Hospital. Anyone with information is urged to contact the coroner’s office at 610-478-3280.

The bill is Burlington voters’ second attempt in a decade at asking legislators to approve a ban on guns in bars. This year’s effort was prompted by a fatal shooting last summer outside a bar and nightclub in the city’s downtown that police said was preceded by a fight inside the venue.