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Detroit — Schoolchildren in the city scored a first in the five-year history of a statewide student exam: they improved their reading and math scores across all tested grades, according to state data ...

Students in grades 3-8 will begin taking new standardized ELA tests on Wednesday, and new math tests are coming soon. These tests have been long in development — they're supposed to measure how well ...