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MI Senate advances bill that would eliminate retention from third-grade reading law
DATE: February 1, 2023
A Michigan Senate committee has voted to move forward with a bill that would change the state’s third grade reading law.
Senate Bill 12 has one purpose: to remove the expectation that schools retain third grade students who aren’t reading at grade level by that time, as measured by a state test they take in the spring of that year.
The committee heard testimony from education experts who said there’s no evidence that retention boosts reading skills or academic achievement. But they said it does often to lead to a host of other negative effects on students.
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