A second-grade student sits behind a protection shield at a socially distanced desk at Wesley Elementary School.
EPIC IN THE NEWS
MSU reports find 3,661 third-grade students flagged for retention
DATE:  August 31, 2021
New research reports from Michigan State University find that Michigan students’ learning gains were slower during the pandemic with more than 3,000 students identified as needing to repeat third grade due to low reading scores.

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