>kids were clearly educationally behind. Educationally behind who? In New York less than half of students met "proficiency standards" in English and Math in 2

>kids were clearly educationally behind. Educationally behind who? In New York less than half of students met "proficiency standards" in English and Math in 2019 - before the pandemic when NYC schools were closed for over a year. A look at how incredibly low a bar it is to be considered "proficient" makes this stat much worse than it looks at first glance. A functionally illiterate homeschooled child who was unable to do basic math would be on the same level at ~60% of New York public school students. http://www.nysed.gov/news/2019/state-education-department-releases-spring-2019-grades-3-8-ela-math-assessment-results http://www.nysed.gov/news/2019/state-education-department-re...