By spring 2022, Pennsylvania grades 5–8 English language arts proficiency had regained 6 points of a 10-point pandemic-era drop relative to rates predicted for 2021¶
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q2 i? Grades 5–8 ELA proficiency rates in 2022 recovered 6 of the 10 points lost relative to 2021 predicted rates. → Stephen Lipscomb 2023
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Stephen Lipscomb 2023¶
Stephen Lipscomb, Duncan Chaplin, Alma Vigil, Hena Matthias. (2023). Pennsylvania's 2022 Student Proficiency Rates Show Signs of Partial Recovery. Mathematica. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/pennsylvanias-2022-student-proficiency-rates-show-signs-of-partial-recovery
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Key findings of a Mathematica research brief comparing 2022 statewide assessment proficiency rates with rates predicted for 2021 from a prior brief that "accounted for unusual test conditions that year." The brief reports ELA regained 6 of a 10-point drop.
"By spring 2022, academic proficiency rates in grades 5–8 in Pennsylvania public schools had regained 6 points of their 10-point drop in English language arts and nearly 5 points of their 13-point drop in math, relative to rates predicted for 2021."
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Related Claims¶
- By spring 2022, Pennsylvania grades 5–8 math proficiency had regained nearly 5 points of a 13-point drop relative to rates predicted for 2021 — related
- Pennsylvania 2022 proficiency rates remained below pre-pandemic levels despite evidence that student learning had begun to recover — a broader claim this one bears on
- Achievement disparities remained wider in spring 2022 than before the pandemic, and constant-gain trends imply recovery timelines extending past federal recovery-fund spending deadlines — related
- Students lost less ground over summer 2022 compared to pre-pandemic summer-loss trends — related
- Pandemic achievement gaps in math and reading continued to narrow from spring 2021 through fall 2022 — related
- Student achievement remained below typical-year levels in fall 2022, with full recovery projected several years away — a broader claim this one bears on
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By spring 2022, Pennsylvania grades 5–8 English language arts proficiency had regained 6 points of a 10-point pandemic-era drop relative to rates predicted for 2021 |
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By spring 2022, Pennsylvania grades 5–8 English language arts proficiency had regained 6 points of a 10-point pandemic-era drop relative to rates predicted for 2021 |
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