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Parents, educators urge lawmakers to repeal ‘devastating’ third grade reading retention law
DATE: February 1, 2023
Educators and parents are urging Michigan lawmakers to nix the state’s “Read by Grade Three” law for the harmful effects being held back a grade has on a young students’ self-confidence, social abilities and literacy goals.
Senate Bill 12, sponsored by Sen. Dayna Polehanki, D-Livonia, could repeal the law, which requires schools to retain students who don’t score high enough on a specific standardized test. Before passing the bill through to the Senate floor Jan. 31, members of the Senate Education Committee heard firsthand testimony regarding the impact “Read by Grade Three” has had on students since first being written into law in 2016.
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