MN students’ standardized test scores continue to stagnate
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 closed or held classes remotely. Proficiency rates continue to be over 10 percentage points lower than before the pandemic, when over half of students were proficient in math and reading. The exams are given in ...
