school assessments

Gov. Matt Meyer and Secretary of Education Cindy Marten declare a literacy emergency following the release of eighth grader’s average reading score, which falls 8 points below the national average and marks the lowest score in 27 years.

While the legislation passed the House Education Committee, House Floor and Senate Education Committee with bipartisan ease last legislative session, it has now stalled in the Senate.

Results are in from the statewide student learning assessments administered this past school year—a year altered considerably by the COVID-19 pandemic.…