EPIC IN THE NEWS
Editorial: Lightning-rod law flunks few
DATE: October 27, 2021
Nothing stirs us like a good controversy — or better yet, an ultimatum. Michigan’s third-grade reading law, enacted by the 2016 Republican-led legislature, had both. The law required retaining — holding back — kids in third grade who read far below grade level.
The law, delayed from its initial 2019-2020 start because of the pandemic, took effect in 2021, when thousands of students were flagged for potential retention. But few students were actually held back.
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