Nearly 5 years after schools closed, the nation gets a new report card

Recent assessments show a mixed bag for students’ academic performance. Math scores reveal some positive trends, while reading results continue to decline, raising concerns about literacy levels among students. This duality prompts important questions about the underlying challenges that contribute to these struggles. Understanding these dynamics is crucial for educators and policymakers as they aim to address the gaps in student achievement and enhance support where it’s needed most.

This is an introduction, and a very good primer for the topic of measuring education outcomes. We’ll be diving deeper into how North Dakota is doing over the past five years but also further back.

Cory Turner

NPR

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