Results of the 2025 Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress, known as M-STEP, showed only 39.9% of third graders and 42.4% of fourth graders statewide passed the state's English language arts (ELA) test.
The Detroit project is one of 150 sites that are part of the National Writing Project, a professional development network that serves teachers across all grades and subjects.
In a statement posted online, Grasso said UM hired an outside firm to use plainclothes security personnel for large, high-traffic areas starting in July.