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1-in-4 Michigan students tested through 8th grade showed no learning growth

DATE: April 12, 2022

Roughly 1-in-4 elementary and middle school students in Michigan showed no academic growth this past fall compared to a year earlier, underscoring the profound impact the pandemic had on young learners. The analysis comes from the Education Policy Innovation Collaborative (EPIC) at Michigan State University, and included, among other things, a comparison of how students who learned remotely performed compared to those who spent at least some time in physical classrooms.

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Most images of students and teachers on site are courtesy of Allison Shelley/The Verbatim Agency for American Education: Images of Teachers and Students in Action

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