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MSU study: Very few 3rd graders held back under Read by Grade Three law

DATE: October 19, 2021

New research from Michigan State University shows that school districts in the state intended to retain just 229 students this school year out of more than three thousand eligible under the Read by Grade Three law. MSU Education Policy Professor, Katharine Strunk talked with WWJ’s Beth Fisher about the research.

Listen the full interview here.

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