New York eases standards for student proficiency in math and English.
New York state is set to lower its minimum test scores for student proficiency in math and English after a "learning loss" during the pandemic. The changes come after the scores for third through eighth grade tests slumped in 2022 compared to 2019. The committee is now resetting the lowest scores for each test to be deemed proficient. In 2019, 45.4% of New York’s students were graded proficient in English and 46.7% were in math.