Minnesota schools' latest test scores show no improvement in math and reading and little movement in the state's persistent achievement gap for students of color.
The latest National Report Card is out and it shows Minnesota students continue to outperform their counterparts in almost all other states, but their scores in reading and math were statistically unchanged from the last round of testing 2 years ago and the so-called achievement gap in Minnesota remains one of the worst in the country.
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - For a second straight year, the scores posted by students in the Rochester School District on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments were well below the state averages.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The latest national figures show Minnesota students' performance in math and reading this year was mostly stagnant or declined from 2013.
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - The average composite score posted by graduating high school seniors in Minnesota this year on the ACT college entrance exams was 22.7, which remained the highest in the nation for the 10th straight year.
Minnesota schools made some gains last year, but bigger gains will be needed to meet the statewide goal of achieving a 90-percent graduation rate by 2020.