They showed improvement in English language arts, according to results from state assessments released Tuesday.
showing that students have regained traction in English but are struggling in math. On the National Assessment of Educational Progress that was released in October, the portion of eighth-graders rated proficient or better in math fell to 27 percent, from 34 percent in 2019. Average math scores
for the eighth grade fell by eight points, from 282 in 2019 to 274, on a 500-point scale, and in fourth grade by five points — the steepest declines recorded in more than a half-century of testing. Reading scores also fell, dropping among both fourth- and eighth-graders, but the declines were not as steep as they were in math.
Last year, Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Mohammed Choudhury warned state board members that virtual learning took a large toll on mathematics and that the state’s students would have “a long load of recovery.” His agency is investing up to $10 million to establish a permanent statewide tutoring corps that will target students who are not proficient in mathematics.
All Maryland student demographic groups showed improvements, but there were still achievement gaps. A majority of low-income students and students of color were behind their wealthier and White peers. Roughly 11 percent of students who are “economically disadvantaged” in grades three through eight received a proficient score in mathematics.
He added that he believes that for students who are English learners and who have disabilities, there are “low expectations” that are “playing out every day in the classroom.”
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