According to the STAAR data for economically disadvantaged kids, there was a 6% decline in the number of kids who scored close to, at or above their grade level in Reading in 2021, compared with 2019 scores. Among their non-economically disadvantaged peers, there was only a 3% drop. Texas needs you. | * Character and Equity Fellowships are available in Texas. While all BES Fellows place equity at the center of their school design, Character and Equity Fellows propose to found schools explicitly rooted in character education and equity.
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Texas
According to the STAAR data for economically disadvantaged kids, there was a 6% decline in the number of kids who scored close to, at or above their grade level in Reading in 2021, compared with 2019 scores. Among their non-economically disadvantaged peers, there was only a 3% drop.
Tennessee
Black students in Tennessee are half as likely to read proficiently by the end of third grade and half as likely to complete postsecondary education as White students. Tennessee needs you. | * Character and Equity Fellowships are available in Alabama. While all BES Fellows place equity at the center of their school design, Character and Equity Fellows propose to found schools explicitly rooted in character education and equity.
New Mexico
While Hispanic students make up 62% of the K-12 education population in New Mexico, only 16% of Hispanic students were proficient in 8th grade math. New Mexico needs you.
Georgia
Learning loss from Covid has impacted GA students. Between 2019 and 2022, proficiency across the state in grades 3-8 fell by eight percent in math and five percent in English Language Arts (ELA). Georgia needs you.
Georgia
Learning loss from Covid has impacted GA students. Between 2019 and 2022, proficiency across the state in grades 3-8 fell by eight percent in math and five percent in English Language Arts (ELA). Georgia needs you.