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Students held back by Michigan’s Read by Grade Three law more than doubled in 2022

DATE: December 6, 2022

Of the 5,680 Michigan third-graders eligible for retention after testing below the state’s English language arts standards, districts held back only 545 – 9.6% – for the 2022-23 school year, representing 0.6% of the state’s third grade enrollment, a report from the Michigan State University Education Policy Innovation Collaborative shows.

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