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Only 7% of Detroit Public-School 8th Graders Proficient in Reading

By Terence P. Jeffrey

December 11, 2012

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(CNSNews.com) - In the public schools in Detroit, Mich., according to the U.S. Department of Education, only 7 percent of the eighth graders are grade-level proficient or better in reading.
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