Educators seek answers on state’s falling test scores

Former Secretary of Education Rebecca Holcombe explains the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium test. File photo by Amy Ash Nixon/VTDigger
Vermont’s students continue to beat the national average on math and reading tests, but the state’s national rank is slipping and students are performing worse than they did when they last took the test two years ago.
It’s a trend that has experts and educators on alert, and talking about what needs to change at Vermont’s schools.
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