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                        The Sleepy Dog Books Foundation has a goal of bringing up literacy rates for the youth of the central Michigan region, one book at a time.
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                        Researchers at Michigan State University say a state law that required underperforming students to repeat third-grade had a disproportionate impact on economically disadvantaged students.
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                        A bipartisan group of state senators has introduced legislation that seeks to improve childhood literacy in Michigan by focusing on dyslexia.Dyslexia is a…