LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt, R-Porter Township, on Wednesday blasted Democratic leadership for failing Michigan students after the release of 2025 Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress scores that showed 61.1% of third-graders and 57.6% of fourth-graders failed the annual state assessment in reading, results that were worse than the previous year:
“This is further proof of the complete and utter failure of Democrats to put Michigan students first. The policies of Gov. Whitmer and Lansing Democrats continue to gut standards and accountability, and these scores are a direct reflection of that.
“Providing our children with a quality education is one of the most important things we do so they can make it in Michigan. We must change course quickly before an entire generation gets left behind.”
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