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Education achievement gaps still remain amid gains
- 08-16-2011
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By Connie Llanos/Los Angeles Daily News
Although they continue to improve, fewer than half the students in Los Angeles Unified are considered proficient in English or math, according to test results released Monday. According to the Standardized Testing and Reporting Program data, 44 percent of LAUSD students scored proficient in English and 43 percent in math during the 2010-11 school year. That's up slightly from the previous year, when when 41 percent tested proficient in English and 39 percent showed the same competency in math. Statewide, 54 percent of students scored proficient in reading and 50 percent scored that well in math - both up 2 percentage points from the previous year. Los Angeles Unified officials noted that students managed to make gains despite some $1.5 billion in cuts to the district's budget and a school calendar that was cut by a week. (more...)
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