Research finds economically disadvantaged student proficiency gap not closing
Research Finds Economically Disadvantaged Student Proficiency Gap Not Closing
Good afternoon.
This week we took a closer look at what researchers have found in this year's state testing data. A report from Tennessee SCORE found that while proficiency rates are rising, the distance between students from different economic backgrounds isn't shrinking.
Strong policy and consistent implementation are helping more students reach proficiency. At the same time, proficiency is still too low for too many students, persistent gaps remain, and improved outcomes are not yet reaching every student.
Tennessee SCORE report
By the numbers
23.4ptsGap in ELA proficiency between economically disadvantaged and non-economically disadvantaged students.
25.3ptsGap in math proficiency between economically disadvantaged and non-economically disadvantaged students.
33.3%Economically disadvantaged students in the lowest ELA performance category, twice the rate of their peers.
That's all for today.
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