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MSU study finds few Michigan third graders being held back under state’s reading law
DATE: October 19, 2021
A new Michigan State University study finds less than one percent of Michigan third graders were held back this year for failing to meet the state’s reading standard.
According to MSU researchers, of the students who participated, 76.1% (or 54.2% of all third-grade students) were eligible for promotion with no additional literacy support, while 19.1% (or 13.6% of all third-grade students) were eligible for promotion with additional, intensive literacy support recommended, and 4.8% (or 3.4% of all third-grade students) were eligible for retention.
But the report finds school districts intend to promote most retention-eligible students to the fourth grade through a variety of exemptions. Roughly 0.3% of Michigan third graders will repeat the grade under the reading law.
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