Standardized test scores up in NY

WAER | By Robert Beck

Published August 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM EDT

The New York Department of Education says standardized test scores for grades three through eight in English, Math and Science were up. More than half the students reached proficiency in English and Math.

Only 5th through 8th graders were tested in science and 44 percent of those students met proficiency. That was where students improved the most over last year, with a 9 percent increase.

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Bob Beck, a veteran media professional, currently serves as a part-time editor/host at WAER Public Radio and an adjunct professor at Syracuse University. Beck retired as News Director at Wyoming Public Radio in 2022 after 34 years. During his time, Beck won 5 regional Edward R. Murrow awards and 5 Public Media Journalists Association awards for reporting. He also won 11 PMJA awards for the news and public affairs program Open Spaces. He was awarded the Wyoming School Bell award for education reporting and was part of two Emmy Award winning television productions. You can find him on X under the name @butterbob.

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