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EPIC IN THE NEWS

10% of Grand Rapids third graders were eligible to be held back last year over reading scores

DATE: September 13, 2022

Grand Rapids has more third graders who were eligible for retention last year than the state average, according to a report from Michigan State University’s Education Policy Innovation Collaborative (EPIC) released earlier this month.

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