Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey says he is open to making changes to the state’s controversial third-grade reading law after hearing concerns from teachers and administrators.

That law, passed in 2016 but only taking effect this school year, recommends that third-graders who are more than a year behind in reading be held back in grade. The Michigan Department of Education projects that about 5,000 students will be flagged for retention under the “read-or-flunk” law.

Source: Mike Shirkey: I’m open to changing Michigan’s third-grade reading law | Bridge Magazine