Show-Me COVID Brain Drain Cont'd

The data reveals that school still have yet to fully recover from the pandemic. 

Here are the basics and links to more data . . .

Shawn Bates, the department’s coordinator of standards, curriculum and assessment, said Missouri’s scores are in line with what other schools are seeing across the country.

“When we start looking at the overall rates of achievement and the pre-pandemic levels, we have not reached that point yet,” Bates said. “We're not there yet, but our teachers are working very diligently.”

The report showed that 44% of students performed at the proficient or advanced level in English language arts. Forty percent of students tested advanced or proficient in mathematics, while science is at 39% and social studies is at 37%.

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Missouri students still score lower on standardized tests than before the pandemic

Schools in Missouri are still rebounding from the pandemic's impact on student learning. State education leaders say they're also grappling with student mental health issues, chronic absenteeism and teacher shortages.