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Michigan's literacy crisis: How Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers plan to improve reading scores

Michigan's literacy crisis: How Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers plan to improve reading scores
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Michigan’s literacy scores have been falling for years. In 2015, 50% of Michigan third graders scored proficient or better in English language arts on the M-STEP. By 2026, that number had fallen to just 38.2% — the lowest percentage in the history of the state assessment. Michigan has already beg...

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