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MICHIGAN, March 28, 2024 ~ A Michigan education nonprofit has found shortcomings in the state’s education outcomes compared to the top-performing states.
After analyzing new data, Launch Michigan found that 7 out of 8 Michigan school districts do worse than comparable districts in math and about 70% of Michigan districts underperform in reading and graduation rates. Venessa Keesler, the nonprofit’s president and CEO, told WJR‘s Guy Gordon, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds, “It is a nationally competitive world, and we know a lot of Michigan parents feel like their district is doing a good job, and they might be compared to neighboring districts, but that is not who we are competing against.”
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March 28, 2024 ~ Launch Michigan released an analysis of how Michigan‘s school districts compare to districts in other states in reading and math proficiency, graduation rate, and more. Guy Gordon, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds talk with Venessa Keesler, the group’s president and CEO, about the study, and how residents can look up their local school district to see how they’re faring.
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