Those math and reading scores were horrible, but beware of the political spin

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Those math and reading scores were horrible, but beware of the political spin
Chattanooga Times Free Press, 10/30/2022, by Michael Hiltzik, LA Times

Comparing Florida NAEP scores (97% in person) to California NAEP scores (71% virtual, 22% hybrid)

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For example, here's Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, a sworn opponent of anti-pandemic public health measures, crowing on Twitter that his state's NAEP results "prove that we made the right decision " to keep schools open.
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But on the whole, California did better than Florida. In eighth-grade reading, California showed no change since 2019, but Florida students' proficiency declined by four percentage points.

Florida's results were one percentage point worse than California's in fourth- and eighth-grade math. California fourth-graders' reading scores declined by two points, and Florida stayed level.

The overall averages showed California students losing five percentage points since 2019 in math, while Florida students lost six points. In reading, California students lost one point and Florida's lost two.
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https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2022/oct/30/opinion-those-math-and-reading-scores-were/
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