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Maryland Student Test Scores Alarm Educators, Majority Fall Below Basic Achievement In Math Maryland Student Test Scores Alarm Educators, Majority Fall Below Basic Achievement In Math
Maryland Student Test Scores Alarm Educators, Majority Fall Below Basic Achievement In Math Maryland student scores followed a national declining trend on the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), continuing a downward trend that began in 2013 and worsened during the pandemic. The NAEP is a biennial assessment of fourth and eight graders for the subjects of reading and math. It measures achievement at four levels: below basic, basic, proficient, and advanced. Testing results showed that a majority of Maryland fourth and eighth graders were not proficient in math or reading. The assessment showed that 75% of Maryland eight grade students and 69% of fourth grade s…