RBG3 RESEARCH REPORT
June 2019
A Research Report from EPIC
2018 Estimated Read by Grade Three Retention Rates
Prepared for Michigan Department of Education
DATE: June 14, 2019
This report was created in order to support the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) as they work to implement the state-wide Read by Grade Three policy. EPIC estimated statewide retention rates, retention rates for sub-group classifications of tested students, and tested students in different school types and geographic locales. They also calculated upper and lower bound estimates of RBG3 retention rates to provide a range of potential outcomes under the law.