"The percentage of eighth graders who have “below basic” reading skills according to NAEP was the largest it has been in the exam’s three-decade history—33 percent. The percentage of fourth graders at “below basic” was the largest in 20 years, at 40 percent."
"There was progress in math, but not enough to offset the losses of the pandemic…
"The percentage of eighth graders who have “below basic” reading skills according to NAEP was the largest it has been in the exam’s three-decade history—33 percent. The percentage of fourth graders at “below basic” was the largest in 20 years, at 40 percent."
"There was progress in math, but not enough to offset the losses of the pandemic."
In their DEI-influenced wisdom, the majority-minority state board of education in my overwhelmingly white state of Oregon suspended the requirement that a student pass certain proficiency tests in order to graduate from high school. The reason? Why, because proficiency testing "harms" black students. The result is that black grads' proficiency will be in doubt for lack of proof.
"The percentage of eighth graders who have “below basic” reading skills according to NAEP was the largest it has been in the exam’s three-decade history—33 percent. The percentage of fourth graders at “below basic” was the largest in 20 years, at 40 percent."
"There was progress in math, but not enough to offset the losses of the pandemic."
In their DEI-influenced wisdom, the majority-minority state board of education in my overwhelmingly white state of Oregon suspended the requirement that a student pass certain proficiency tests in order to graduate from high school. The reason? Why, because proficiency testing "harms" black students. The result is that black grads' proficiency will be in doubt for lack of proof.