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MSU report examines retention rates related to Read by Grade Three law
DATE: December 6, 2022
Michigan State University research shows a larger number of students scored low enough in reading to be held back in third grade in 2022, but school districts promoted most of those students to fourth grade. A recent MSU report showed substantial differences between districts and different types of students. Districts reported retaining about 14 percent of Black students, compared to about 6 percent of white students. Economically disadvantaged students were twice as likely to be retained, and lower-performing and urban districts were more likely than others to retain all eligible students.
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