EPIC IN THE NEWS
Report shows fewer 3rd graders in Michigan could be held back for reading
DATE: November 7, 2023
Michigan State University’s Education Policy Innovation Collaborative (EPIC) reported that 5.6% of Michigan third graders could be required to repeat third grade due to low reading scores.
They said it was a slight improvement from 2022 when 5.8% of third graders were reported to be held back, but it remains higher than in 2019 when the rate was at 4.1%.
The report stated that the improvements in retention eligibility rates were driven mostly by students in urban areas, districts with lower prior English-language arts, or ELA, achievement, and traditional public schools.
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