The Vanishing: US Public Schools’ Fast-Dissolving Education Standards

The Vanishing: US Public Schools’ Fast-Dissolving Education Standards
Elementary aged students work on their math homework in California on May 12, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Charlotte Allen
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​The state of New York has decided to lower what it calls “proficiency” standards in math and English language arts for students in grades three through eight. The reason for this is a drastic drop in student scores on statewide tests from 2019 to 2022. In Schenectady, New York, alone, not one eighth-grader scored “proficient” on the statewide math test in 2022.
Charlotte Allen
Charlotte Allen
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Charlotte Allen is the executive editor of Catholic Arts Today and a frequent contributor to Quillette. She has a doctorate in medieval studies from the Catholic University of America.
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