FLORIDA SCHOOLS GET FIRST GLIMPSE OF STUDENT PANDEMIC GAINS, LOSSES

From Tampa Bay Times
By Jeffrey S. Solochek  Jun. 16, 2021

Predictions of large pandemic learning losses did not materialize in the first round of Florida’s spring testing results released this week.
Across the Tampa Bay area, third-graders showed only small changes from 2019 — the last time the state tested — on how they performed in reading at the high and low ends of the scale. These scores are released first because the state usually uses them to help determine which children should remain in third grade. READ MORE