KENTUCKY’S FOURTH-GRADE MATH STUDENTS SAW AN INCREASE IN THEIR SCORES ON THE 20-24…..NATIONAL ASSESSMENTOF EDUCATIONAL
PROGRESS…..ALSO KNOWN AS THE “NATIONS REPORT CARD”…..
ONLY 14 OTHER STATES MADE STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT GAINS IN FOURTH-GRADE MATH DURING THIS TESTING CYCLE….
THE REST OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S SCORES IN FOURTH-GRADE READING AND EIGHT GRADE MATH AND READING HELD STEADY…..MARKING THE FIRST
TIME KENTUCKY STUDENTS HAVE PROGRESSED OR HELD STEADY ON THE ASSESSMENT SINCE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC……
THE COMMONWEALTH’S STUDENTS WERE ALSO ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IN BOTH FOURTH AND EIGHTH GRADE READING……