third grade

Michigan students would no longer have to repeat the third grade if they're not reading at grade level under a bill that passed the House Tuesday. Colin Jackson has more.

A bill in the state Senate would remove a requirement to holdback Michigan third graders who don’t meet certain reading benchmarks. Colin Jackson has more.

Many educators and literacy experts are backing a potential change to Michigan’s so-called third grade reading law. WEMU's Josh Hakala reports.

Third graders who fail the state’s reading test might not be able to graduate to fourth grade. That’s if Governor Rick Snyder signs a bill that is headed…