How the hell have we allowed our schools to fall so far?? If Little Johnny (Jamal or Juan) isn't proficient, then he can't tell if the gov is stealing his money by a larger percentage.

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Ohio fared slightly better than the rest of the country — 74% of American eighth graders not proficient in math, according to the latest Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Book

By Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal on Mon, Jun 17, 2024

Almost three-fourths of Ohio eighth graders were not proficient in math and nearly two-thirds of Ohio fourth graders were not proficient in reading in 2022, according to a new study.

Seventy-one percent of Ohio eighth graders were not proficient in math — a number that has only gotten worse over time, according to the latest Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Book. Back in 2019, 62% of Ohio eighth graders were not proficient in math.

“It’s super important to reach those benchmarks because it’s what’s at least been shown to be where we want our students to be that helps set them up to be successful in later grades and later in life,” said Matthew Tippit, policy associate at Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio.

Ohio fared slightly better than the rest of the country — 74% of American eighth graders were not proficient in math, according to the report.