Some Kids Scored 0% On State Math Tests — Here's Why

Pittsburgh students struggled with math even before the pandemic, but the latest round of standardized test scores paints a dire picture. Learning gaps have only gotten worse, especially for Black, brown and low-income children — at some local elementary schools, the math proficiency rate among Black students was 0%. Reporter Mary Niederburger with the Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism explains how we got here and what happens next.

Read Mary’s piece about student math scores here: https://pinjnews.org/does-tutoring-culturally-relevant-lessons-double-math-periods-math-proficiency

And follow all her reporting on the pandemic and Pittsburgh schools here: https://pinjnews.org/unfinished-learning/

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