Education committee considers bills on test scores, money for local districts
In its first hearing of the legislative session, the Assembly Education Committee took testimony Thursday on several ...
Arizona is 1 of 5 states going backward on elementary reading test scores
The percentage of fourth grade students who read at or above a “proficient” level dropped from 31% in 2022 to 26% in 2024.
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Wasatch Back eighth graders proficiency in English Language Arts ahead of state averages
Utah student reading scores decreased again in 2024, though not as significantly as nationwide averages. Wasatch Back students perform better than the state average.
Washington 8th grade math scores decline despite increased education spending
In a KOMO News Waste Watch Report, the math isn't penciling out in Washington. Math proficiency scores dropped again among the state's 8th-grade students, according to the National Assessment of ...
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Which States Have the Fastest-Growing Achievement Gaps in 8th-Grade Math?
Aldeman: Disparities between the highest and lowest performers widened in every state in the last 2 years. But the pattern is ...
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Coincidence or cause? National public school test scores decline as private school choice options expand
Column: A possible correlation between declining national test scores and increasing public dollars pumped into private ...
Idaho student test scores still haven’t overcome pandemic dips, but top national averages
That is one bright spot: Idaho fourth and eighth graders had higher proficiency rates than their national peers in reading ...
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Mississippi reading gains are encouraging, but literacy challenges persist in some districts
Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) Welch Reading Retention Note: ...
Colorado students’ NAEP test scores mostly stable, as gap between low and high performers widens
Test administrators determined that none of Colorado’s average score results represented a significant change from average ...
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NAEP test results: Colorado’s scores are mostly stable, as gap between low and high performers widens
Colorado’s results for fourth graders taking NAEP math tests showed a significant increase in the percentage of students ...
Low math and English scores mark the nation's report card, California and L.A. included
Scores nationwide and in California have yet to rebound from pandemic-era declines. Some outcomes continue to get worse. Low ...