Schools start new year in the hole after pandemic drives down test scores

States across the country are looking to bounce back from declines in recently released standardized test scores that underscored the challenges of remote learning during the first full school year of the pandemic.

The drops from the 2020-2021 academic year varied across states and school districts, but many jurisdictions reported larger decreases for math exams compared to other subjects like language arts. In states like Michigan and Tennessee, some of the sharpest declines were among minorities, students with disabilities and economically disadvantaged students.

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