NC test scores on the rebound years after Covid-19 dip
THE CRIME DEPUTIES SAY HE
COMMITTED BEFORE GOING ON THE
RUN.
>> IT IS GOOD NEWS FOR FAMILIES
AND STUDENTS IN NORTH CAROLINA.
NEW DATA REVEALS SCHOOL TEST
SCORES ARE ON THE REBOUND SINCE
THE PANDEMIC DROP. GOOD
AFTERNOON TO YOU. I'M JEFF
HOGAN.
>> AND I'M RENEE CHOU. THANKS
FOR JOINING US. THE SCORES ARE
STILL BELOW PANDEMIC LEVELS,
BUT THEY ARE MOVING IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION. WRAL'S
DESTINY. PATTERSON IS LIVE WITH
AN OVERVIEW OF THIS NEWLY
RELEASED REPORT DESTINY.
>> FOR MOST GRAZES SUBJECTS,
STUDENTS ARE DOING BETTER THAN
THEY HAVE IN THE LAST 3 YEARS.
THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
WAS GOING THROUGH THAT DATA
INSIDE OF THIS BUILDING HERE
FOR THE PAST. A COUPLE
OF HOURS.
>> OVERALL, TEST RESULTS SHOW
THAT MORE STUDENTS ARE COLLEGE
AND CAREER READY AS WELL AS
GRADE LEVEL PROFICIENCY,
ESPECIALLY IN MATH. SCORES ARE
STILL DOWN FROM BEFORE THE
PANDEMIC. 5 YEARS TO GO.
BUT LEADERS SAY THE STATE IS
GETTING MUCH CLOSER BUT COULD
BE DUE IN PART TO THE HUNDREDS
OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS POURED
INTO EFFORTS TO MAKE UP FOR
LEARNING LOSS DURING THE
PANDEMIC. BUT SAY BOARD MEMBERS
SAY THAT THERE'S STILL ROOM
FOR IMPROVEMENT.
>> AT WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE
DRIVER.
IS THAT MEDICS AND THE
OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF BLACK
AND HISPANIC STUDENTS ARE
ATTENDING A FAILING SCHOOL.
THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.
>> WHITE COUNTY IS ALSO SEEING
IMPROVEMENTS. IN FACT, THE
DISTRICTS SURPASSED THEIR
PRE-PANDEMIC TEST SCORES AND
MORE SUBJECT AREAS LAST YEAR.
THE DISTRICT STUDENTS ONLY
REBOUNDED IN MAP IN JUST A
COUPLE HOURS WILL BE HEARING
FROM DISTRICT LEADERS ABOUT HOW
THEY WERE ABLE TO MAKE THIS
PROGRESS AS WELL AS AREAS WHERE
THEY'RE STILL LOOKING TO MAKE