The release of the scores was a long-awaited move advocates called crucial for planning the best ways to recover learning losses from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The most comprehensive results came from the New Jersey Student Learning Assessments in English/Language Arts for grades 3-9, in Math for grades 3-8 plus Geometry and Algebra I and II, and in Science for grades 5, 8, and 11.
For instance, the seventh-grade English/Language Arts results showed that 52.7% of all students were proficient. There was a 26.4-point gap between students who were economically disadvantaged and those who weren’t.Steven Baker, the spokesman for the New Jersey Education Association, the state’s largest teachers union, said that while it is good to know what happened last year, it’s much more important to agree on next steps.
Betsy Ginsburg, head of the Garden State Coalition of Schools, a group representing about 100 districts, hoped that the results would help districts hone their efforts to deal with the social and emotional effects of delayed learning. Calling it a “sobering day for the state of education” in the state, Paula White, the executive director of JerseyCAN, an education advocacy group, said information and transparency remain important to guide the next steps.
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