Michigan's third graders ― at a stage of development when stakes are high to master reading — slid in those scores on the state M-STEP test compared with 2023, while elementary schoolers largely ...

While the Michigan Department of Education leaders praised improvements made by students in some grades in reading and math on the state test, the state's third graders continued to slide in reading ...

(WXYZ) — Michigan student scores in the M-STEP test dropped in 2020-2021 from the previous year the test was taken, according to the results released Tuesday by the ...

In Michigan, third-grade students are struggling with literacy. Educators say this grade is considered a critical year for all students, as it can determine just how well they do for the rest of their ...