POINT/COUNTERPOINT: Colorado's education reality is a return to mediocrity
My take on Colorado's CMAS scores this year
Below is an excerpt from my most recent column with Colorado Politics, the Colorado Springs Gazette, and the Denver Gazette. You can read the full piece here.
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This year’s CMAS test scores show we’re closing the COVID gap, which is undoubtedly good news, but a return to mediocrity for our public schools is hardly cause for celebration.
COVID-19 isn’t why the majority of students cannot read, write, or do math at grade level. That’s unfortunately been the case for a long time in Colorado. It’s even worse when you look at students of color, such as black students in Denver Public Schools, where just 27% of them are given the education to read or write at grade level. That percentage is even lower for Latino students, at 24%. If you’re wondering, 73% of white students are at or above grade level.