Vermont student proficiency sees slight drop

Education Secretary Rebecca Holcombe. File photo by Bob LoCicero/VTDiggerThe number of Vermont students scoring proficient on the statewide test dipped this year, and a stubborn gap remains between students of means and those struggling with poverty.
State education officials said they do not know why scores went down.“We were disappointed to see those score declines,” said Education Secretary Rebecca Holcombe. She attributed any narrowing of the achievement gap between low-income st