Texas educators say they're not buying into alarming headlines over a downtick in national ACT test scores.
"That really needs an asterisk beside it so we remember the students being assessed on this content. We were taught this content in this global pandemic. And not just in 2020, but the years after that, where we were struggling to make sure we have digital tools," said Mary Kemper, executive director of instructional leadership at the Coppell Independent School District.
Kemper says it's one data point the district will consider, but she, too, doesn't see a great cause for alarm, especially considering the students who took the ACT this year lost more time in the classrooms than others. Admissions leaders say they're aware of the challenges students faced and the slight drops in scores shouldn't really hurt perspective college kids. It's just part of the changing realities of education post-pandemic.
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