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Number of Michigan third-graders flagged for retention rises, MSU finds

DATE: September 1, 2022

The number of Michigan third-graders who failed the state’s standardized reading test and are eligible to be held back increased this year to 5.8%, as did the number of test takers, according to data from Michigan State University researchers released Thursday.

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