Minnesota students scored dramatically worse on this year’s reading and math assessment tests after the pandemic disrupted school settings. Only 44% of students were proficient in math, down 11% from 2019, and 53% were proficient in reading, down 7% from two years ago. Students didn’t take the tests last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Black and Hispanic students’ math proficiency rate fell 34% compared with 19% for white students. About 77% of eligible students completed the tests, down from the usual 98%. The Biden administration in April granted Minnesota a waiver from using the results to identify low-performing schools that get state support.
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Grain Elevator Fire in Minnesota
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Grand Forks Police Respond to Crash
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(File image) (KNOX) - Monday afternoon officers from the Grand Forks Police Department were dispatched to 17th Avenue South for the report of a two vehicle crash, involving one vehicle that had overturned onto its roof. An investigation revealed that...
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