#  MCAS scores are still well below pre-pandemic levels 

 





September 20, 2023

 

 

 *This year’s MCAS scores are in, and the news is bleak.*

 Three years after Massachusetts shuttered its schools to contain the coronavirus pandemic, state testing data show children have not recovered academically.

 Far from it: Most scores on last spring’s math, English, and science tests remained well below pre-pandemic levels, and in some cases did not budge at all.

 At the rate of improvement seen from 2022 to 2023 — about 1 percentage point across all grade levels and subjects, on average — it would take eight more years for students to recover to their pre-pandemic achievement levels. The Massachusetts results echo national data released over the summer showing [student progress stalled](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/07/30/metro/massachusetts-esser-spending/?p1=Article_Inline_Text_Link).

 Continue reading at [bostonglobe.com.](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/09/19/metro/mcas-scores-2023-2/?event=event25)



 

 

 



 

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