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Related story: Michigan schools are now average. That’s progress.

National tests released Wednesday show Michigan public school students continuing to make strides on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, often called “the nation’s report card.”

After falling to the bottom of the rankings, Michigan student scores have held fairly steady as rankings of some states fell below Michigan’s.

See how Michigan did compared to other states, the national average as well as among different categories of students.

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SLIDESHOW: How Michigan schools boosted national ranking

by Bridge Staff, Bridge Michigan
October 30, 2019

					<h1>SLIDESHOW: How Michigan schools boosted national ranking</h1>
<p class="byline">by Bridge Staff, Bridge Michigan <br />October 30, 2019</p>
					
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<p dir="ltr">National tests released Wednesday show Michigan public school students continuing to make strides on the <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/">National Assessment of Educational Progress</a>, often called “the nation’s report card.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">After falling to the bottom of the rankings, Michigan student scores have held fairly steady as rankings of some states fell below Michigan’s.</p>
<p dir="ltr">See how Michigan did compared to other states, the national average as well as among different categories of students.&nbsp;</p>

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