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The Test
For the first time in Michigan history, third-graders could be kept from advancing to fourth grade because of poor reading skills. It’s a high-stakes test for students, teachers, schools, and a state with schools that languish in the bottom third in the nation. Today, Bridge begins a series of stories following four third-grade classrooms through the 2019-20 school year.