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Michigan third graders would no longer face a state retention recommendation for not reading at grade level under a bill that passed the Legislature Wednesday.

On today's show, we took a look at Michigan's third-grade reading law, and how it's disproportionately holding back Black and low-income students. Then, an update on new development plans for the area surrounding Little Caesars Arena. We ended on a conversation with newly-appointed judge Allie Greenleaf Maldonado, the first Native person to serve on Michigan's Court of Appeals.

The researchers say roughly 10% of students eligible for retention were held back in the 2022-2023 academic year.

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