Nationwide, student math scores plummeted during the pandemic, with the steepest decline ever recorded. But in Meriden, scores went up at nearly every elementary school in the district.
— When Dan Crispino took the job overseeing the curriculum for elementary schools in Meriden, Connecticut, it was 2019 and he had a big problem to solve. The low-income district, where nearly 75% of kids receive free or reduced lunch, was struggling with math.
Crispino said math classes were 60 minutes then. They are now 90 minutes, beginning with a 30-minute lesson followed by an hour-long block where every minute counts. The class is made up of tightly timed segments, where students and the teacher rotate through small groups. , with the steepest decline ever recorded. But in Meriden, scores went up at nearly every elementary school in the district.
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