Minnesota students’ standardized test scores continue to stagnate
Fewer than half of Minnesota students are meeting grade-level expectations in reading and math, according to state education data. Performance has remained stagnant following a significant decline during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fewer than half of Minnesota students who take the state’s standardized test are able to read and do math at grade-level expectations, according to data released Wednesday by the state’s education department. Performance on the test, called the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments, declined drastically over the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, during which schools […]
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