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September 14, 2022

September 14, 2022

By Tom Newell, yes. every kid.
The Virginian-Pilot

The results of this year’s Virginia Standards of Learning exams revealed alarming achievement gaps that could affect students, their families and the commonwealth for years. While overall pass rates for math slipped 16 percentage points between 2019 and 2022, pass rates among Black, Hispanic, economically disadvantaged and English learner students fell by 20 percentage points or more, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

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