Black fourth grade students fared the worst in the country with 8% proficient in reading and 5% in math. “Reading scores in Wisconsin and Milwaukee are the lowest in decades,” said CJ Szafir ...

4 grade level equivalent) and over three-quarters of a grade level behind in reading (.76 grade level equivalent). Basically, the loss in math achievement in Michigan is 40% of the progress ...

The decline in reading in the elementary grades was slightly larger, 2.5 to 4.4 percentile points depending on the grade. The decline in math scores was somewhat smaller, 2.5 percentile points in ...

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