EPIC IN THE NEWS
Few third graders held back by Michigan’s read-or-flunk law
DATE: October 18, 2021
Michigan schools cut the “flunk” out of the state’s controversial “read or flunk” law, holding back fewer than 7% of students eligible for retention because of poor reading scores.
A report released Monday by researchers at Michigan State University found that Michigan schools planned to retain just 229 Michigan third graders out of 3,477 students who scored poorly on the reading portion of the state’s standardized test, the M-STEP.
Read the full news article here.
