LITERACY POLICY
EPIC is studying how Michigan’s early literacy law is being implemented across the state and its impacts on students and educators.
In May 2018, the State Board of Education requested an evaluation of the Read by Grade Three (RBG3) law. To support this project, Education Policy Innovation Collaborative joined with our Michigan Education Research Institute partners (Michigan Department of Education, Center for Educational Performance and Information, and Michigan Education Data Center) to seek funding. Our evaluation was awarded grants totaling $5.5 million over five years from the US Department of Education Institute for Education Sciences and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation beginning on September 1, 2019.
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Reports: Literacy Policy
The Education Policy Innovation Collaborative publishes reports on a rolling basis for our partners.
Elementary English Language Arts Curriculum Resources in Michigan: Trends from 2019-2023
This report examines the evolving landscape of English language arts (ELA) curriculum and instructional support in Michigan elementary schools from the 2019-20 to the 2022-23 school years.
In The Media: Literacy Policy
Education Policy Innovation Collaborative’s RBG3 research features in the media.
Science of reading bills set to become law in Michigan after long struggle
Bills to require Michigan schools to use the science of reading in early literacy instruction are likely to become law.
Policy Briefs: Literacy Policy
The Education Policy Innovation Collaborative publishes Policy Briefs on a rolling basis in conjunction with our partners.
Are Retention-Eligible Students Assigned to Highly Effective Teachers Under Michigan’s Read by Grade Three Law?
This policy brief examines whether retention-eligible students schools were assigned to a highly effective teacher, the teacher with the highest effectiveness rating available, or a reading specialist and whether they received additional literacy interventions.
Working Papers: Literacy Policy
The Education Policy Innovation Collaborative publishes Working Papers on a rolling basis in conjunction with our partners.
Challenges in Implementing Teacher-Student Assignment Policies: Evidence From Michigan’s Read by Grade Three Law
This paper focuses on the assignment of highly effective teachers to students eligible for retention under the Read by Grade Three law and investigate the capacity of Michigan schools and districts to do so.
What’s Happening: Literacy Policy
EPIC Managing Director Provides Testimony to the Michigan House of Representatives Subcommittee
Emily Mohr, Managing Director of EPIC, Provided Testimony to the Michigan House of Representatives Subcommittee
Science of reading bills set to become law in Michigan after long struggle
Bills to require Michigan schools to use the science of reading in early literacy instruction are likely to become law.
Small gains in M-STEP scores signal significant progress for DPSCD
Students in Detroit Public Schools Community District tested proficient in English language arts — a nearly 1.5 percentage point increase from last year, and similar progress was demonstrated in math, with 10.5% testing proficient, compared with 16% and 9% last year.
Third grade reading scores hit a record low in Michigan
Eaton County RESA plans to consider results of the 2024 MSTEP scores, identify challenges, and identify ways to support students. Although Michigan has invested in wrap around supports including universal Pre-K, free meals, and 35A literacy funds, there is still work to be done.
Literacy Policy Presentations
EPIC Managing Director Provides Testimony to the Michigan House of Representatives Subcommittee
Emily Mohr, Managing Director of EPIC, Provided Testimony to the Michigan House of Representatives Subcommittee
EPIC Managing Director Provides Testimony to Michigan Senate Committee
Emily Mohr, Managing Director of EPIC, Provided Testimony to Michigan Senate Committee
EPIC Presents Second Coaching Report Findings to the Early Literacy Task Force
EPIC Graduate Research Assistant, Amy Cummings, presented findings from a recent report about Michigan’s literacy coaching landscape.
EPIC Faculty Director Testifies Before Michigan House and Senate Education Committees
Katharine Strunk, EPIC Faculty Director, address Michigan House and Senate Education Committees on Jan 31, 2023.
Michigan’s Early Literacy Task Force invites EPIC to present findings from their second RBG3 Report
Michigan’s Early Literacy Task Force invited EPIC to present findings from their second annual report of Michigan’s Read by Grade Three Law.
