Mike Wilkinson, Bridge Michigan

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A particular area of concern is students who were in kindergarten in 2020 when the pandemic hit. Their third-grade reading results were well below pre-pandemic levels.

NAEP scores show Michigan’s longstanding gap between low-income students and affluent peers widened considerably

Michigan’s M-STEP test scores are difficult to interpret because so many students — including some of the most vulnerable in the state — didn’t take the exam.