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Project 75 Aims to Boost Third Graders' Reading Rates

12/5/2025

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Michael Cormack, deputy superintendent of Jackson Public Schools, launched Project 75 in mid-November to raise third graders’ reading pass rates from 55% to 75%.
The project uses targeted support from assessments, including data monitoring, teacher development, and afterschool programs.
School leaders have begun implementing parts of the plan.
The plan will be evaluated in May when third graders take the state reading test.

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Story summary

Michael Cormack, deputy superintendent of Jackson Public Schools, launched Project 75 in mid-November to raise third graders’ reading pass rates from 55% to 75%.
The project uses targeted support from assessments, including data monitoring, teacher development, and afterschool programs.
School leaders have begun implementing parts of the plan.
The plan will be evaluated in May when third graders take the state reading test.