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As Michigan lawmakers move to pause third grade read-or-flunk law, GOP splits over retaining fourth graders next year
DATE: May 26, 2021
On the day Michigan sent letters to thousands of families saying that their third graders might be held back because of low reading scores, Republican lawmakers split over the future of the state’s controversial “read or flunk” law.
Legislators from both parties generally agree on eliminating the state’s retention mandate for third graders. That means families who receive those letters are likely in for some whiplash if the state reverses course.
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