Minnesota releases test results showing steep drop in math, reading
Dramatic drops in proficiency on statewide math and reading tests are the latest evidence that school disruptions related to the coronavirus have set students back in their learning.
Proficiency rates fell 11 percentage points in math, to 44 percent, according to Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments results released Friday by the state education department. Reading proficiency is down 7 points in reading, to 53 percent, since 2019.
“The statewide assessment results confirm what we already knew — that the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted our students’ learning and they need our help to recover,” Education Commissioner Heather Mueller said.
The Trump administration let states cancel their spring 2020 tests as the pandemic began to take hold and schools transitioned to distance learning. This year, some school districts and states got partial waivers from the Biden administration, but Minnesota largely tried to administer its tests as usual.
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