Child abuse! And racist too!-----Only 5% of Detroit 8th graders read at proficient level - By Molly Macek

Only 5% of Detroit 8th graders read at proficient level - By Molly

• Students in every Michigan school deserve access to high-quality education. 
• Unfortunately, only 5% of Detroit’s 8th graders can read at a proficient level.

Only one out of 20 students in the Detroit Public Schools Community District scored at a “proficient” level on the eighth grade National Assessment of Educational Progress reading test...
Just 5% of students met the minimum score needed for Detroit’s 50,000 students to be prepared for higher-level coursework...