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Michigan State University: Fewer Michigan 3rd Graders Could Be Held Back for Reading
November 08, 2023
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- Michigan State University issued the following news:

Roughly 5.6% of Michigan third graders could be required to repeat third grade due to low reading scores, according to a new report from Michigan State University's Education Policy Innovation Collaborative, or EPIC.

This is a slight improvement from the 5.8% of third graders who could have been held back in 2022, but remains higher than the pre-pandemic rate of just 4.1 . . .

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