KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Nearly 300 leaders gathered in Detroit Monday for the first Michigan Literacy Summit, discussing challenges kids face with reading comprehension and ways to improve it.
Michigan currently ranks 44th in the nation for fourth grade reading, falling more than 10 spots in just over five years.
That’s why Governor Gretchen Whitmer declared literacy her number one priority during her final year in office, calling it a long-term project that will pay off in decades – not days…