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More than half of Montana’s eighth-graders still aren’t proficient in math

June 21, 2019/

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The achievement gap for Montana students is widening as an increasing number of students fails to meet benchmarks for math proficiency in eighth grade.

According to a nationwide report released this week on child well-being, 63% of eighth-graders in Montana were not proficient in math in 2017 — a 7% jump from 2009 when 56% of the state’s eighth-graders fell below proficiency benchmarks.

 


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